Open AccessConceptions of information as evidence. Sponsored by SIG HFIS
Author(s) -
Furner Jonathan,
Bates Marcia J.,
Buckland Michael K.,
GillilandSwetland Anne J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.1450390181
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , epistemology , psychology , knowledge management , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , pure mathematics
The concepts of evidence and information are both central to the theory and practice of many fields. Among different fields, however, there is little explicit consensus on the nature of the relationship between the two concepts. One of the tasks of information studies is to explore and evaluate conceptions of information as evidence.