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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2001
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ631347 |
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- Standpoint Epistemology as an Alternative Methodology for Library and Information Science. Trosow, Samuel E. Epistemology Information Industry Information Science Library Science Qualitative Research Research Research Design Research Methodology Research Needs A metatheoretical framework is reviewed, and the qualitative/quantitative dichotomy, prevalent in library and information science (LIS), is critiqued. Standpoint epistemology, as a critique of existing power-knowledge relationships, is discussed as a research strategy that can provide a starting point for re-conceptualizing LIS research. (AEF)