Open AccessA Review of Boundary Objects in Classification Research
Author(s) -
Eva Hourihan Jansen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advances in classification research online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2324-9773
DOI - 10.7152/acro.v23i1.14605
Subject(s) - boundary object , boundary (topology) , context (archaeology) , computer science , object (grammar) , classification scheme , empirical research , feature (linguistics) , star (game theory) , research object , epistemology , sociology , data science , artificial intelligence , social science , linguistics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , negotiation , philosophy , regional science , paleontology , biology
The goal of this paper is to explore the empirical aptness of a conceptual framework for the study of an international standard classification system by considering epistemological assumptions underlying its use in classification research to date. I survey reviews and empirical inquiry in LIS that feature the concept boundary object, (Star & Griesemer, 1989) and discuss some implications for classification research. I discuss the problems posed when predominant discourses concerning classification research inhibit our understanding of classification practices as socially, historically and culturally constructed. I conclude with proposing inquiry into international standard occupational classification as away of exploring the limits of the boundary object concept within the context of globalized standards and localpractices.