Why epistemology matters

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Dick, Archie L.

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Abstract

Epistemology is traditionally devoted to the study of the justification or the evaluation of the beliefs we have on the basis of some given body of evidence. Epistemology in library and information studies questions its assumptions and methods in order to test the reliability of its knowledge claims and to eliminate false claims and errors in models and theories.

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Epistemology, Library and information studies, Indigenous knowledge, Information seeking and retrieval

Sustainable Development Goals

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Dick, AL 2013, 'Why epistemology matters', Information Development, vol. 29, no.1, pp. 7-9.