Dick, Archie L.2014-06-132014-06-132013-01Dick, AL 2013, 'Why epistemology matters', Information Development, vol. 29, no.1, pp. 7-9.0266-6669 (print)1741-6469 (online)10.1177/0266666912471159http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40158Epistemology 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.en© The Author(s) 2013EpistemologyLibrary and information studiesIndigenous knowledgeInformation seeking and retrievalPostprint Article