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Spiritual and religious information experiences: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This chapter examines the contours of the religious and spiritual information experiences subfield through a review and content analysis of selected contributions from the past two decades in both information science and related fields. The research question that guides this review is: How have spirituality and religion been conceptualized in ...
Nadia Caidi, Pranay Nangia, Hugh Samson, Cansu Ekmekcioglu, Michael Olsson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific Communication and Cognitive Codification: Social Systems Theory and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge [PDF]

Scientific Communication and Cognitive Codification: Social Systems Theory and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, European Journal of Social Theory 10(3), 375-388, 2007, 2009
The intellectual organization of the sciences cannot be appreciated sufficiently unless the cognitive dimension is considered as an independent source of variance. Cognitive structures interact and co-construct the organization of scholars and discourses into research programs, specialties, and disciplines.
arxiv  

Public Sociology Through the Eyes of a Journalist

Социологическая наука и социальная практика, 2015
‘‘Sociology and journalism: from love to hate and back again’’. If this article were featured in a newspaper, this would definitely be the right subheading for it.
Ekaterina P. Dobrynina
doaj  

Evolving stories of self: Informational transitions and tattoos

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Throughout history, tattoos have served as a means of expressing identity, culture, and preserving information. Beyond their visual appeal, tattoos continue to be used in the modern world as a way for individuals to showcase their identity, honor and remember others, and mark significant events. In this paper, we explore the connection between
Maja Krtalić, Jennifer Campbell‐Meier, Niloofar Solhjoo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Concept of Snowball Sampling [PDF]

arXiv, 2011
This brief comment reflects on the historical and current uses of the term "snowball sampling."
arxiv  

Book review: S.A. Kravchenko Sociological Knowledge through the Prism of "Time Arrow"

Социологическая наука и социальная практика, 2016
The review presents an analysis of the authorship concept of S.A. Kravchenko from a point of evaluation of the research instruments used when studying the historical change of sociological theories.
Vladimir I. Konnov
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Sociological Futures and the Sociology of Work [PDF]

Sociological Research Online, 2005
This essay is a response to the call for a discussion about future trends in sociology by focusing broadly on the sub-discipline of work and employment. In doing so the piece directly engages with earlier interventions made by John Scott (2005) and Gayle Letherby (2005) in Sociological Research Online. It examines the current state of the sociology of
openaire   +2 more sources

“You're this person who's providing light”: Embodied responses to information loss and transition within LGBTQIA+ communities

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper reports on findings from 15 semi‐structured interviews with LGBTQIA+ individuals within the United States who have experienced the loss of one or more LGBTQIA+ information spaces. The paper specifically focuses on how such losses occurred and the information transitions experienced by the participants in response to this loss ...
Travis L. Wagner, Vanessa L. Kitzie
wiley   +1 more source

XML content warehousing: Improving sociological studies of mailing lists and web data [PDF]

Bulletin de M\'ethodologie Sociologique (BMS) (2011) 27p, 2011
In this paper, we present the guidelines for an XML-based approach for the sociological study of Web data such as the analysis of mailing lists or databases available online. The use of an XML warehouse is a flexible solution for storing and processing this kind of data.
arxiv  

Food and Agriculture Education: A Framework for the Tallahassee Community

The Owl, 2015
This project is focused on improving Environmental Education in Tallahassee, specifically in regards to the Food and Agriculture System. This paper draws on research about environmental education practices as well as issues within the agriculture system ...
Jaqueline Allegra
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