The concept formerly known as information (the panel)

Hartel, Jenna; Pollock, Karen; Noone, Rebecca

doi:10.1002/meet.14505001002

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“…The findings from the inquiry will be disseminated in unconventional channels across academe and beyond. To supplement publication and presentation in traditional peer‐reviewed journals and conferences of information science (Hartel, Pollock, & Noone, ; Hartel, ,b), there will be public exhibitions and an online gallery of iSquares accessible to all. In the participatory spirit of the arts‐informed movement, anyone can follow the instructions in this paper to make an iSquare for research, education, or the promotion of information science.…”

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An arts‐informed study of information using the draw‐and‐write technique

Hartel

2014

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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There are untold conceptions of information in information science, and yet the nature of information remains obscure and contested. This article contributes something new to the conversation as the first arts-informed, visual, empirical study of information utilizing the drawand-write technique. To approach the concept of information afresh, graduate students at a North American iSchool were asked to respond to the question "What is information?" by drawing on a 4-by 4-inch piece of paper, called an iSquare. One hundred thirty-seven iSquares were produced and then analyzed using compositional interpretation combined with a theoretical framework of graphic representations. The findings indicate how students visualize information, what was drawn, and associations between the iSquares and prior renderings of information based on words. In the iSquares, information appears most often as pictures of people, artifacts, landscapes, and patterns. There are also many link diagrams, grouping diagrams, symbols, and written text, each with distinct qualities. Methodological reflections address the relationship between visual and textual data, and the sample for the study is critiqued. A discussion presents new directions for theory and research on information, namely, the iSquares as a thinking tool, visual stories of information, and the contradictions of information. Ideas are also provided on the use of arts-informed, visual methods and the draw-and-write technique in the classroom.

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An arts‐informed study of information using the draw‐and‐write technique

Hartel

2014

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“…By using data to describe the concerns of IS, he illustrates not only the usefulness of the term but also the necessity of fundamental terms. Hartel, Pollock, and Noone (2013) provide an additional critique to the tradition of defining information. Motivated by perceived shortcomings of the previous attempts to understand information by means of propositions and analysis, they embark on an arts-informed, visual approach to understanding information by analyzing 4-by-4-inch drawings produced by iSchool graduate students when asked "What is information?"…”

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Practical and Philosophical Considerations for Defining Information as Well-formed, Meaningful Data in the Information Sciences

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2015

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This paper demonstrates the practical and philosophical strengths of adopting Luciano Floridi's "general definition of information" (GDI) for use in the information sciences (IS). Many definitions of information have been proposed, but little work has been done to determine which definitions are most coherent or useful. Consequently, doubts have been cast on the necessity and possibility of finding a definition. In response to these doubts, the paper shows how items and events central to IS are adequately described by Floridi's conception of information, and demonstrates how it helps clarify the muddy theoretical framework resulting from the many previous definitions. To this end, it analyzes definitions, popular in IS, that conceive of information as energy, processes, knowledge, and physical objects. The paper finds that each of these definitions produces problematic or counterintuitive implications that the GDI suitably accounts for. It discusses the role of truth in IS, notes why the GDI is preferable to its truth-requiring variant, and ends with comments about the import of such a theory for IS research and practice.

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“…In addition to publications in peer-reviewed journals, iSquare results were presented at conferences of information science (Hartel et al, 2012; Hartel et al, 2013a; 2013b) and the audience response was polarized. Supporters found the project to be an exciting breakthrough that made the theoretical conversation about information accessible, creative, and inspiring for the first time.…”

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The iSquare protocol: combining research, art, and pedagogy through the draw-and-write technique

Hartel

Noone

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This article introduces the iSquare protocol, a novel application of the draw-and-write technique. The protocol was developed in the field of information science to explore the visual dimension of information and as an alternative and complement to written definitions of information that dominate the literature. In addition to generating a new visual perspective on information, the approach has proven fruitful for artistic and pedagogical purposes. Here, the protocol is presented in detail for scholars within information science and those beyond who may adapt it to their own research questions. The article begins with an overview of the draw-and-write technique, followed

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The concept formerly known as information (the panel)

Cited by 3 publications

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An arts‐informed study of information using the draw‐and‐write technique

An arts‐informed study of information using the draw‐and‐write technique

Practical and Philosophical Considerations for Defining Information as Well-formed, Meaningful Data in the Information Sciences

The iSquare protocol: combining research, art, and pedagogy through the draw-and-write technique

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