[ecrea] New publication: Genre theory in information studies

New publication: Genre theory in information studies by Jack Andersen



Genre theory in information studies by Jack Andersen

Series: Studies in Information v.11

Contributor(s): Jack Andersen (editor),

Format: Hardback, 229 x 152 xmm , 300 pp

Publication date: 18th February 2015

Imprint: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

ISBN: 9781784412555

ISSN: 2055-5377

Price: £66.95

Buy it here: 
http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?isb=9781784412555&CUR=GBP



Studies in Information publishes monographs on critical issues in the 
information society. The book series is concerned with all aspects of 
information; its nature, politics, institutions, usages, and 
technologies, and it presents research from a wide range of disciplinary 
traditions. Previously published as Library and Information Science, it 
is a fully peer-reviewed and high impact outlet for research in the 
field of information. This new volume, edited by Jack Andersen, is the 
first to be published under the new series name Studies in Information. 
The book highlights the important role genre theory plays within 
information studies. It illustrates how modern genre studies inform and 
enrich the study of information, and conversely how the study of 
information makes its own independent contributions to the study of 
genre. Various original contributions scrutinize core aspects of 
information and knowledge organization, such as information systems and 
distributed authorship; personal information management; and records 
management in organizations, all through the lens of genre.



"Genre Theory in Information Studies consolidates and carries forward 
emerging inquiries in information and archival sciences that have been 
using genre to understand how knowledge is organized, made available, 
and used in society. Together these studies unpack knowledge processes 
in contexts as varied as private life and large government 
organizations, within complexities arising from the uncertainties and 
destabilizations of war or the rich traditions and dense utterances of 
literary culture. Together these studies give us tools to understand 
more realistically and more deeply what knowledge is and how we make 
sense and use of it." Charles Bazerman, University of California, Santa 
Barbara, USA.



Jack Andersen is an Associate Professor, PhD, at the Royal School of 
Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. He is one of 
the two leaders of the Research Group for Genre Studies located at the 
Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen.





Jack Andersen

Lektor, phd

Associate Professor, PhD

Leader of Research Group for Genre Studies (http://genre.ku.dk/), 
University of Copenhagen



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