这是我为情报学研究生讲授《信息管理研究方法》第一章时，要求学生必读的一篇文献。12月5号应邀在北大"情报学与信息管理论坛"上发言时，提到了这篇文章。文章从认识论的角度入手，探讨了LIS中经验主义、理性主义与实证主义的发展历程。 Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance and influence of the epistemologies: “empiricism”, “rationalism” and “positivism” in library and information science (LIS). Design/methodology/approach – First, outlines the historical development of these epistemologies, by discussing and identifying basic characteristics in them and by introducing the criticism that has been raised against these views. Second, their importance for and influence in LIS have been examined. Findings – The findings of this paper are that it is not a trivial matter to define those epistemologies and to characterise their influence. Many different interpretations exist and there is no consensus regarding current influence of positivism in LIS. Arguments are put forward that empiricism and positivism are still dominant within LIS and specific examples of the influence on positivism in LIS are provided. A specific analysis is made of the empiricist view of information seeking and it is shown that empiricism may be regarded as a normative theory of information seeking and knowledge organisation. Originality/value – The paper discusses basic theoretical issues that are important for the further development of LIS as a scholarly field. Birger Hjrland . Empiricism, rationalism and positivism in library and information science. Journal of Documentation Vol. 61 No. 1, 2005 pp. 130-155
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