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ERIC Number: EJ405731
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Hermeneutics: Dimensions toward LIS Thinking.
Benediktsson, Daniel
Library and Information Science Research, v11 n3 p201-34 Jul-Sep 1989
Provides an introduction to and analysis of hermeneutics as an alternative research method for library and information science, discussing its philosophical advantages over quantitative research. The triadic process of interpretation is described as particularly suitable for advancing the theoretical foundations of library and information science. (25 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Hermeneutics, Information Science, Library Research, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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