Boundaries of research disciplines are paper constructs : digital web-based information as a challenge to disciplinary research

• Modern disciplinary research is partly constructed, and limited, by the medium of paper. It is possible to bypass the restraints imposed by paper in modern Web publication. Still, the research sector keeps publishing as if the qualities of hard copy should be forced on the Web. This article discusses the role of paper in the construction of the boundaries of disciplines and the challenges from digital Web–based publication.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Information Studies (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Filosofi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Philosophy (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

research disciplines

research boundaries

social tagging

interdisciplinary research

philosophy of science

history of science

digital is default

web-based digital information

read and write culture

collective authorship

convergent research

divergent research

Social Media

Library and Information Science

Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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