Conceptual Approaches for Defining Data, Information, and Knowledge
| Title | Conceptual Approaches for Defining Data, Information, and Knowledge |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Zins, C. |
| Journal | Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 479 - 493 |
| Date Published | 2007/// |
| Keywords | sg_data_definition |
| URL | http://yipchikin.net/infoarts/english/e1article/article/zins.pdf |
Gap Area Study Type:
High-level Gap Areas:
Measurement Gap Areas:
Purpose:
Undertook a study, “Knowledge Map of Information Science,” to explore the foundations of information science.
Method:
Used a panel discussion-based methodology called Critical Delphi. The panel for the study was comprised of leading scholars who represent nearly all the major subfields and important as- pects of the field (see Appendix A). The indirect discussions were anonymous and were conducted in three successive rounds of structured questionnaires. The first questionnaire contained 24 detailed and open-ended questions covering 16 pages. The second questionnaire contained 18 questions in 16 pages. The third questionnaire contained 13 questions in 28 pages (see relevant excerpts from the three question- naires in Appendix B).
