Information Science and Information Systems: Converging or Diverging?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira A Monarch
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Word Analysis ◽  
The Subject

Recent studies have claimed a disconnect between the disciplines of information science and information systems even though, prima facie, there seems to be considerable overlap or potential overlap in their respective subject matter. The present study will target representative journals in the areas of information science and information systems and examine in more detail the overlap or lack of overlap between the two fields as reflected in the co-word analysis of the titles and abstracts of these journal articles. That the subject matters of the two fields can be combined in a discipline will be shown by a similar analysis of a third field, medical informatics, a new discipline in it its own right and a seeming subject matter hybrid of information science and information systems.

scholarly journals Ten books

2004 ◽  
Vol 184 (05) ◽  
pp. 457-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Szmukler
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
The Subject

It is to see the ‘big picture’ that I read psychiatric books – to see the wood despite the trees. Forests of the latter are felled to keep us abreast of new knowledge in the form of mostly ephemeral journal articles. By the ‘big picture’ I mean principles and assumptions: the methods we use to understand the subject matter, the key organising ideas, analyses of the contexts in which we practise (social, political and ethical), and so on.

The Act on the National Cybersecurity System as an Implementation of the NIS Directive

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-193
Author(s):  
Tomasz Aleksandrowicz
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Basic Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

The article is devoted to the issue of the implementation of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 6 July 2016 on measures contributing to a high level of security of networks and information systems within the territory of the Union (the so-called NIS Directive) into the Polish legal system. In this context, the author analyses the Act on the National Cybersecurity System, presenting the system and its individual components. The subjects of consideration are the provisions of the Act on National Cybersecurity System of the Republic of Poland and other legal acts concerning the subject matter, which entered into force before the adoption of the analysed act. In conclusion, the author states that in some cases, it is necessary to amend individual legal acts in order to avoid ambiguities which lead to disruption of the system as a whole. The basic method used in this article is legal dogmatics and critical analysis of the scientific literature, documents and opinions of experts—practitioners.

What is Mill's Principle of Utility?

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Recent Article ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Abstract Principle ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Art Of Life

In a recent article (1972) I gave reasons for attributing to Mill a restricted view of the demands of morality, according to which no conduct would be prima facie wrong unless it was harmful to others. This interpretation of Mill raises the problem of reconciling such a view of morality with the principle which Mill calls the Principle of Utility. I tried to show that a reconciliation was possible by invoking the reminder, for which we are indebted to Alan Ryan (1965, 1970) and D. P. Dryer (1969), that Mill conceived of the Principle of Utility as a very abstract principle, and said that it governed not just morality but the whole of the Art of Life. I concluded that, whatever the subject matter of Mill's Principle of Utility might be, it was not the rightness and wrongness of actions.

scholarly journals Faza rekonstrukcyjna derywacyjnej koncepcji wykładni - próba krytycznej analizy

2017 ◽  
pp. 7-46
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Mularski
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Legal Consequences ◽  
Transition Procedure

The subject matter of the paper is the reconstructive phase of the derivative conception of interpretation. In this phase, the task of the interpreter is to recreate (reconstruct) from provisions of law a normative expression which later becomes the subject of further interpretation aimed at obtaining (or recognising, reconstructing) norm established by the legislator. Conducting the reconstructive phase allows you to move on to the next, perceptual phase of interpretation, grouping different types of interpretation directives. The paper presents doubts raised by the derivative conception in the chosen scope and attempts to indicate its possible modifications. Especially the theses on the "transition" procedure (paraphrase, semantic derivation) from provisions of law to the normative expression are considered controversial. The proposed modifications concern primarily a thesis of the need to make a set of legal provisions relevant prima facie for determining legal consequences of a given class of events the subject matter of interpretation carried out according to the principles of the perceptual phase.

Indigenous Knowledge Discourses in Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 459-479
Author(s):  
Mehluli Masuku
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Information Science ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Point Of Intersection

Since around the 1980s, the aspect of indigenous knowledge (IK) has attracted the attention of a number of experts, including culturists, politicians and information scientists. This has seen the mushrooming of literature on the subject matter from the afore-mentioned practitioners and specialists, with each discipline witnessing a certain “discourse”. This has also witnessed almost everyone in these disciplines glorifying African IK. Against this background, this chapter discusses the IK discourses in Africa, highlighting some of the significant trends and relationships among practitioners and scholars in the fields of culture, politics and information science that are driven by shared philosophies of IK. This paper is theoretical in nature and draws from the literature on IK to explain and demonstrate what the author calls the “IK discourses and “IK frenzy”, and explains the point of intersection by culturists, politicians and information science practitioners.

scholarly journals “Regime” e “Informação”: a aproximação de dois conceitos e suas aplicações na Ciência da Informação | "Regime" and "Information": the dialogue between two concepts and their application in the Information Science.

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Brasil Magnani ◽  
Marta Macedo Kerr Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Global Information ◽  
Policy Regime ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Innovative Idea ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Information Regime

Resumo O artigo discute a interlocução dos conceitos de “regime” e “informação” e sua aplicação na Ciência da Informação. Toma como base a noção de regime de informação apresentada por Frohmann, em artigos chaves da área de CI, publicados em 1994 e 1995, e a idéia inovadora defendida por Braman em 2004, sobre a formação de um  regime global de política de informação. Sem imergir no acervo teórico que envolve ambos os conceitos de “regime” e de “informação”, esse trabalho explora a visão de Frohmann e Braman, na articulação desses dois termos, complementada por outros autores interessados na temática e apresenta exemplos da aplicabilidade dessas visões, na CI.  Pela falta de consenso na determinação do objeto de estudo da disciplina e amplitude de aplicações do conceito de regime de informação, esse artigo visa consolidar e validar esse conceito, que segundo Frohmann e Braman, parece ser mais pertinente à compreensão da política de informação nos dias atuais. Palavras-chave regime de informação; política de informação; regime global de política de informação. Abstract The article works on the dialogue between "regime" and "information" and its application in Information Science. It is supported by the notion of information regime presented in Frohmann´s key articles in the area of Information Science, published in 1994 and 1995, and on the innovative idea advocated by Braman, in 2004, of the formation of a global information policy regime. With no intention of going in depth, in the collection that involves both theoretical concepts of "regime" and "information", this work explores the vision of Frohmann and Braman of these two terms, supplemented by others interested in the subject, and provides examples of the applicability of these views, in the Information Science. For lack of consensus in determining the subject matter of the discipline and breadth of applications of the concept of information regime, the reflection proposed in this article aims to consolidate and validate this concept, which according Frohmann and Braman seems to be  relevant to understanding information policy, currently. Keywords information regime; information policy; the global information policy regime.

scholarly journals The Landscapes of Sustainability in the Library and Information Science: Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 441
Author(s):  
Anna Małgorzata Kamińska ◽  
Łukasz Opaliński ◽  
Łukasz Wyciślik
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Social Environmental

In times of real threats to the continuity of the human civilization resulting from environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, overpopulation, and other adverse factors, the issue of sustainable development is the subject of interest of many scientific disciplines. As a leading objective of this paper, the authors take up the topic of sustainable development seen through the lenses of the library and information science, which is considered with special attention paid to its economic, social, environmental, and cultural dimensions. In addition to reviewing the most important literature, the authors also explore the subject matter from a quantitative perspective. As a result of the research, the authors identify the key areas that affect libraries as cultural and scientific institutions, in which work related to the sustainability concept is actively carried out. Quantitative research allowed to determine the proportions of efforts made by scientists within the previously selected areas, and to outline trends observed within those areas—that is, to identify which areas have recently been gaining importance, and which may have ceased to be exploited. The authors hope that the research results not only shed light on the landscape of world science in the subject matter, but above all, that they support contemporary researches of these fields by identifying potentially the most important works influencing the shape of particular research areas, and the identification of current trends, which are present within the mentioned areas as well. Further research directions, which are potentially worth undertaking, are also emphasized.

scholarly journals Provisional measures in the proceedings before the court of First Instance of the European Communities

2000 ◽  
Vol 72 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
Vladimir Medović
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Direct Link ◽  
Prima Facie Case ◽  
Main Action ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Interim Measure ◽  
Court Of First Instance

The Treaties establishing European Communities provide that actions before Court ot Justice shall not have suspensive effect but the Court may, if it considers that circumstances so require, order that the application of the contested act be suspended. The application for suspension may relate to the contested measure as a whole or to some of its provisions. Furthermore, they provide that the Court may prescribe any necessary interim measure. The appiicatin for interim measure must state the subject matter of the proceedings, the circumstances giving rise to urgency and the pleas of fact and law establishing a prima facie case for interim measure applied for. The application must also have direct link with the subject matter of the main action. The President of the Court of First Instance rules on the application for interim relief by way of summary proceedings. The order granting the interim relief has only provisional effect and is without prejudice to the final decision of the Court. The parties to the proceedings may lodge an appeal against any decision of the Court of First Instance concemig the interim reliefs within two months from their notification.

scholarly journals Ten books

2004 ◽  
Vol 184 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-460
Author(s):  
George Szmukler
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
The Subject

It is to see the ‘big picture’ that I read psychiatric books – to see the wood despite the trees. Forests of the latter are felled to keep us abreast of new knowledge in the form of mostly ephemeral journal articles. By the ‘big picture’ I mean principles and assumptions: the methods we use to understand the subject matter, the key organising ideas, analyses of the contexts in which we practise (social, political and ethical), and so on.

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-35
Author(s):  
Karl Kollmann ◽  
Calum E. Douglas ◽  
S. Can Gülen
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Design Analysis ◽  
Basic Theory ◽  
Original Manuscript ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Representative Selection ◽  
Per Se

Dr. Kollmann’s original manuscript does not have an Introduction per se; it starts with a chapter on aerothermodynamic concepts and equations underlying the design, analysis and optimization of aeroengine turbochargers. Prima facie, the coverage in that chapter should be easy going for an engineer with an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. For those who need a deeper dive into the basic theory in order to become comfortable with the rest of the chapters, there are many excellent textbooks, which can be consulted for a good understanding of the subject matter. (A representative selection, based on the SCG’s own experience in using them over the years and/or examining them in depth, is given at the end of this chapter.)

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