Birger Hjørland

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Birger Hjørland is affiliated with the following schools: University of Gothenburg, University of Copenhagen

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According to Wikipedia, Birger Hjørland is a professor of knowledge organization at the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen. His main areas of study pertain to theory of library and information science and of knowledge organization. Hjørland has contributed important developments to domain analysis and concept theory. He has been cited as an anchor of North American knowledge organization studies, as well as an information science pioneer.

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Toward a New Horizon in Information Science: Domain-Analysis (1995) (733)
Domain analysis in information science: Eleven approaches - traditional as well as innovative (2002) (512)
The concept of information (2005) (503)
Epistemology and the socio-cognitive perspective in information science (2002) (291)
Information Seeking and Subject Representation: An Activity-Theoretical Approach to Information Science (1997) (273)
What is Knowledge Organization (KO) (2008) (199)
Theory and metatheory of information science: a new interpretation (1998) (196)
The foundation of the concept of relevance (2010) (173)
Empiricism, rationalism and positivism in library and information science (2005) (157)
Library and information science: practice, theory, and philosophical basis (2000) (152)
The Concept of 'subject' in Information Science (1992) (146)
Fundamentals of knowledge organization (2003) (144)
Concept theory (2009) (127)
Citation analysis: A social and dynamic approach to knowledge organization (2013) (126)
Organizing Knowledge. An Introduction to Managing Access to Information (2009) (125)
Documents, memory institutions and information science (2000) (110)
Knowledge Organization (2005) (107)
Towards a theory of aboutness, subject, topicality, theme, domain, field, content ... and relevance (2001) (107)
Arguments for Philosophical Realism in Library and Information Science (2004) (99)
Semantics and knowledge organization (2007) (96)
Work tasks and socio-cognitive relevance: A specific example (2002) (95)
Documents and the communication of scientific and scholarly information: Revising and updating the UNISIST model (2003) (92)
Information: Objective or subjective/situational? (2007) (89)
Facet analysis: The logical approach to knowledge organization (2013) (83)
Evidence-based practice: An analysis based on the philosophy of science (2011) (80)
Knowledge and Knowing in Library and Information Science: A Philosophical Framework (2004) (70)
Information retrieval, text composition, and semantics (1998) (69)
A substantive theory of classification for information retrieval (2005) (69)
Practical potentials of Bradford's law: a critical examination of the received view (2007) (65)
Library and information science and the philosophy of science (2005) (62)
Domain Analysis: A Socio‐Cognitive Orientation for Information Science Research (2005) (57)
Theories of knowledge organization — theories of knowledge (2013) (55)
The classification of psychology : A case study in the classification of a knowledge field (1998) (54)
Is classification necessary after Google? (2012) (54)
Afterword: Ontological, Epistemological and Sociological Dimensions of Domains (2003) (53)
Information: Objective or subjective-situational? (2007) (53)
Curating research data: the potential roles of libraries and information professionals (2014) (50)
An analysis of some trends in classification research (1999) (48)
Subject Access Points in Electronic Retrieval. (2001) (48)
Bradford's Law of Scattering: Ambiguities in the Concept of "Subject" (2005) (47)
Information Science and Its Core Concepts: Levels of Disagreement (2014) (41)
Methods for evaluating information sources: An annotated catalogue (2012) (39)
User-based and Cognitive Approaches to Knowledge Organization: A Theoretical Analysis of the Research Literature (2013) (39)
Domain Analysis in Information Science (2010) (39)
Core classification theory: a reply to Szostak (2008) (38)
Theories are Knowledge Organizing Systems (KOS) (2015) (38)
Classical databases and knowledge organization: A case for boolean retrieval and human decision‐making during searches (2015) (35)
The importance of theories of knowledge: Indexing and information retrieval as an example (2011) (31)
Social And Cultural Awareness and Responsibility in Library, Information and Documentation Studies (2004) (29)
The DDC, the universe of knowledge, and the post‐modern library (1999) (28)
Principia Informatica. Foundational Theory of Information and Principles of Information Services (2002) (26)
Are relations in thesauri “context‐free, definitional, and true in all possible worlds”? (2015) (25)
The controversy over the concept of "information": A rejoinder to Professor Bates (2009) (25)
Knowledge Organization (KO) (2016) (25)
The importance of theories of knowledge: Browsing as an example (2011) (24)
The controversy over the concept of “information”: A rejoinder to Professor Bates (2009) (22)
Evaluation of an information source illustrated by a case study: Effect of screening for breast cancer (2011) (21)
Information seeking behaviour: what should a general theory look like? (2000) (19)
Subject (of Documents) (2017) (18)
Why is meta analysis neglected by information scientists (2001) (17)
Relevance Research: The Missing Perspective(s): Non-Relevance and Epistemological Relevance (2000) (16)
Relevance Research: The Missing Perspective(s): “Non‐Relevance” and “Epistemological Relevance” (2000) (16)
Theoretical clarity is not ‘Manicheanism’: A reply to Marcia Bates (2011) (16)
Comments on the articles and proposals for further work (2005) (16)
Does the traditional thesaurus have a place in modern information retrieval (2016) (16)
Informetrics Needs a Foundation in the Theory of Science (2016) (16)
Arguments for epistemology in information science (2003) (15)
Deliberate Bias in Knowledge Organization? (2008) (15)
Arguments for 'the bibliographical paradigm'. Some thoughts inspired by the new English edition of the UDC (2007) (14)
Nine Principles of Knowledge Organization (1994) (13)
Data (with Big Data and Database Semantics) (2018) (13)
Is Knowledge Organization = Information Organization? (2012) (13)
Library and Information Science (LIS), Part 1 (2018) (13)
Wittgenstein, Language and Information: "Back to the Rough Ground!" (2007) (11)
Digital Information Contexts: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Digital Information (2007) (11)
Information seeking and knowledge organization the presentation of a new book (1997) (11)
Information Literacy and Digital Literacy (2008) (10)
The Periodic Table and the Philosophy of Classification (2011) (10)
Theory Development in the Information Sciences. Diane H. Sonnenwald. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2016. 343 pp. $90.00 (Hardcover) (ISBN 978-1-4773-0824-0) (2017) (10)
Information Retrieval and Knowledge Organization: A Perspective from the Philosophy of Science (2021) (9)
Uncovering epistemological assumptions underlying research in information studies (2013) (9)
Critical Theory for Library and Information Science Exploring the Social from Across the Disciplines (2010) (9)
Book review of: Rachel Cooper. Classifying Madness: A Philosophical Examination of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Berlin: Springer, 2005. (2008) (8)
Is Facet Analysis Based on Rationalism? A Discussion of Satija (1992), Tennis (2008), Herre (2013), Mazzocchi (2013b), and Dousa & Ibekwe-SanJuan (2014) (2014) (8)
Indexing: Concepts and Theory (2018) (8)
The social psychology of information use: seeking "friends", avoiding "enemies" (2010) (8)
Answer to Professor Szostak (concept theory) (2010) (8)
Scientific and Scholarly Classifications are not "Naïve": a Comment to Begthol (2003). Knowledge Organization, 31(1), 55-61. (2004) (7)
Introduction to the Special Issue of Knowledge Organization (2003) (7)
ISKO Encyclopedia of Knowledge Organization (2016) (7)
Information Retrieval in Psychology (1988) (7)
Library and Information Science (LIS), Part 2 (2018) (6)
Forum: The Philosophy of Classification (2011) (6)
The phrase “information storage and retrieval” (IS&R): An historical note (2015) (5)
Theory of knowledge organization and the feasibility of universal solutions. Presented at the Eighth International ISKO Conference, London, July 13-16, 2004. (2004) (5)
The paradox of atheoretical classification (2016) (5)
Meta-analysis should also be visible inside information science (Letter to the Editor) (2002) (5)
Det kognitive paradigme i biblioteks- og informationsvidenskaben. (In Danish; Translated title: The cognitive paradigm in Library and Information Science) (1991) (5)
The foundation of information science: one world or three? A discussion of Gnoli (2018) (2019) (4)
BIBLIOMETRISKE ANALYSER I PSYKOLOGIEN (1981) (3)
The DDC, the Universe of Knowledge, and the Post-Modern Library, by Francis L. Miksa (1999) (3)
The special competency of information specialists (2002) (3)
What is the Nature of the Periodic Table as a Classification System (2011) (3)
Semantics and Knowledge Organization. Presentation given in Riga, October 2006 (2006) (3)
Kompetencer i forskningsbibliotekerne i historisk og aktuel belysning. Udviklingsbehov i perspektiv af digitaliseringen (2011) (2)
Data Documents (2021) (2)
Deliberate bias in Knowledge Organization? Advances in Knowledge Organization, vol. 11, 2008, pp. 256-261. (2008) (2)
Psychology and information search strategy: ‘Information input overload’ (1984) (2)
Reviews of Concepts in Knowledge Organization (2017) (2)
Approaches to Knowledge Organization (KO). Lecture given at the University of Rome. April 20, 2007 (2007) (2)
Citation Indexing and Indexes (2021) (2)
Political Versus Apolitical Epistemologies in Knowledge Organization (2020) (2)
Book review of: Marc Ereshefsky. The Poverty of the Linnaean Hierarchy: A Philosophical Study of Biological Taxonomy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. (2008) (2)
Philosophical theories in LIS and social sciences. Presentation given in Riga 2006. (2006) (2)
The Concept of Information. Presentation given in Riga 2006. (2006) (2)
Information Science, Epistemology and the Knowledge Society. Invited speech, INFO 2008, Cuba. April 2008. (2008) (2)
Evidensbaseret praksis i videnskabsteoretisk belysning (2010) (2)
Domain analysis in Library and Information Science (LIS). Presentation given in Riga 2006. (2006) (1)
PSYKOLOGI OG INFORMATIONSVIDENSKAB (1977) (1)
A Note on the Debate Between Hjørland and Scerri on the Significance of the Periodic Table (2011) (1)
Det kognitive paradigme i biblioteks- og informationsvidenskaben (2018) (1)
Concepts: Classes and colligation (2010) (1)
Book review: The future of classification, edited by Rita Marcella and Arthur Maltby (2002) (1)
Rejoinder: A new horizon for information science (1996) (1)
The Landscape of Philosophy of Science (2016) (1)
Deliberate bias in Knowledge Organization? 10th International ISKO Conference, Montréal Thursday, August 7, 2008 (2008) (1)
Nine Principles of Knowledge Organization. Preprint of paper published in: Advances in Knowledge Organization, 1994, Vol. 4, pp 91-100. (Proceedings of the Third International ISKO Conference 20-24 June 1994 Copenhagen, Denmark). (1994) (1)
Introduction to the special issue: perspectives on research libraries (2014) (1)
Epistemologies as (normative) theories of information seeking and use. Oral presentation for the session on Information Seeking Behavior in Epistemological Light at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC (November 1., 2005). (2005) (1)
The revival of the concept of documents in the theoretical foundation of information science. Sponsored by SIG HFIST (2005) (0)
European Origins of Library and Information Science, by Fidelia Ibekwe (2020) (0)
Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAMs): Conceptual Issues with Focus on Their Convergence (2022) (0)
Book review of: Eric R. Scerri. The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007 (2008) (0)
Science, Part II: The Study of Science (2022) (0)
Book review: Digital libraries, edited by William Y. Arms (2001) (0)
Book review of Stonier (1997) Information and Meaning: An evolutionary Perspective. in: World Futures, vol 53, pp. 367-376. (1999) (0)
Organization of information (2011) (0)
Annual Progress in Knowledge Organization (KO)? Annual Progress in Thesaurus Research? (2019) (0)
Information systems - informing systems. Keynote presentation given at 5th CONTECSI 2008, São Paulo, June 5 9.00-10.30 (2008) (0)
Representation of information (2011) (0)
The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (2023) (0)
På vej mod en kritisk bibliometri (2011) (0)
Does JASIST have an archive? (2009) (0)
Theoretical Foundation of Knowledge Organization: “Positivism” versus “Pragmatism” (2013) (0)
Book review of Wittgenstein, language and information: "Back to the rough ground!" by David Blair (2007) (0)
Informationsordbogen (2018) (0)
Eksisterer folkebibliotekerne om 10 år (2009) (0)
TRÆK AF DANSK PSYKOLOGIS HISTORIE (2022) (0)
Is Facet Analysis Based on Rationalism? (2014) (0)
Udenfor tema: Om problemformuleringer i biblioteks-, dokumentations- og informationsvidenskab (2017) (0)
Om informationsvidenskab : Seminaroplæg Borås 4 november 1997 (1997) (0)
Biblioteks- og Informationsvidenskabeligt forsknings- og udviklingsprogram (1998) (0)
Indledende overvejelser over faglitteraturens typologi og udtryksformer (2018) (0)
Døde bøger og tomme hylder (2018) (0)
Forskningsevaluering i videnskabsteoretisk belysning (2017) (0)
Domain Analysis: Assumptions and New Techniques (2016) (0)
points in electronic retrieval (2005) (0)
Deliberate bias in Knowledge Organization? Powerpoint presentation from 10th International ISKO Conference, Montréal, 2008.Thursday, August 7, 2008 (2008) (0)
Science, Part I: Basic Conceptions of Science and the Scientific Method (2021) (0)
Does informetrics need a theory? A rejoinder to professor anthony van raan (2017) (0)
Interdisciplinary concepts of the 'work' entity - Crossing cultural boundaries for information retrieval (2005) (0)
Information seeking behavior in epistemological light (2006) (0)
Keyword (2021) (0)
Domæneanalyse: Alternativet til det kognitive paradigme. En kommentar til Dall & Havnø (1992) (2018) (0)
Review of: Chowdhury, G.G. & Chowdhury, S. Organizing information from the shelf to the Web London: Facet Publishing, 2007 (2008) (0)
Book review of: Wallerstein, I. et al. (1996). Open the Social Sciences, report of the Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press (2000) (0)
Vidensmedier: Et videnskabsteoretisk grundlag (2011) (0)
Does JASIST have an archive (2009) (0)
Theoretical foundation of Knowledge Organization: â Positivismâ versus â pragmatismâ . Invited speech Sunday Oct 28, 2007 VIII ENANCIB in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (2007) (0)
Book review of "Digital Information Contexts: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Digital Information" by Luke Tredinnick (2007) (0)
A Rejoinder to Beghtol (2004). Knowledge Organization, 31(3), 199-201. (2004) (0)
Visioner for forskningsbiblioteker. Et forsknings- og uddannelsesperspektiv (2009) (0)
Document, record, work: The basic unit of analysis in information studies (2005) (0)

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