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The "principles" paper: some thoughts on an unusual hybrid
Author(s) -
Andrew K. Shenton
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
library and information research/library and information research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2752-7336
pISSN - 1756-1086
DOI - 10.29173/lirg519
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , construct (python library) , relation (database) , space (punctuation) , order (exchange) , epistemology , engineering ethics , computer science , work (physics) , sociology , management science , engineering , business , artificial intelligence , philosophy , finance , database , programming language , operating system , mechanical engineering
For years, ‘principles’ papers have made an important contribution to LIS literature and their influence on subsequent writers has been considerable. They make a series of concise claims in relation to a topic, which are usually supported by a variety of evidence and are pertinent across time and space. These claims have emerged from the literature or are derived directly from the author’s own experience. In writing such a piece, research students may seek to enhance their abstract thinking abilities, whilst practitioners benefit from considering their work more critically and from contextualising their day-to-day experience in terms of wider knowledge. Although ‘principles’ papers are difficult to construct, a would-be writer should not be deterred, as readers are likely to appreciate the ease with which the main claims can be seen, and the paper may form a significant step towards the creation of higher order work.

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