Output details
11 - Computer Science and Informatics
University of Strathclyde
Article title
Meaning in philosophy and meaning in information retrieval (IR)
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Journal of Documentation
Article number
-
Volume number
65
Issue number
1
First page of article
133
ISSN of journal
0022-0418
Year of publication
2009
URL
-
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
<33>This paper is significant as (i) it provides a new perspective on how the complex nature of meaning is manifested in information retrieval through the application of well-established philosophical methods and in particular those of Wittgenstein (1922; 1953); (ii) it contributes to our understanding of inter-disciplinary work in IR and suggests that examining the differences, rather than just the similarities, between meaning in philosophy and meaning in IR can provide some new theoretical insights; (iii) it develops the theory and conceptual understanding of IR by showing that philosophy can be used as a way of exploring intractable dilemmas in IR.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
36 - Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
Research group
B - Information Systems
Citation count
3
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
