Listen to this episode of the fireside chat series, InfoFire by Information Matters, with Professor Mike Eisenberg, dean emeritus, University of Washington Information School.
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In this episode of InfoFire, Shalini Urs is in conversation with Desh Deshpande about a wide range of topics centered on entrepreneurship, innovation, and social change.
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AI (Artificial Intelligence) is coming at humanity fast and furious. Shalini Urs discusses the new epoch of AI with one of the fathers of the Internet, Vint Cerf.
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InfoFire sat down with Ajai Chowdhry, co-founder of HCL, often hailed as the father of India’s hardware industry. His personal story mirrors that of the nation: born in the turbulence of Partition, tested through decades of technological nation-building, and still relentless in his mission to make India a true product nation.
Read MorePast quarter’s posts display When the Algorithm is Blind: AI, Data Bias, and the South African Patient by Ponego Letswalo
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This article examines the evolution of scientific knowledge infrastructures through the influential work of Christine L. Borgman, Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA. Framed around the concept of science as a commons, it traces a three-decade transformation—from digital libraries in the 1990s to cyberinfrastructure in the 2000s, culminating in today’s sociotechnical framing of knowledge infrastructures. Borgman’s scholarship highlights how data acquire value not in isolation, but through complex systems of people, practices, tools, and institutions that enable their curation, sharing, and reuse.
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Michael Buckland, a pivotal figure in information science, has profoundly shaped the field through his scholarship and leadership. In this episode of InfoFire, Buckland engaged with me on foundational concepts, practical applications, and historical perspectives, offering provocative critiques that challenge conventional thinking. He declared “information” a problematic term— “It is a bad word; it is to be abolished”—arguing that its overloaded meanings obscure clarity. Similarly, he labeled bibliometrics a “pseudoscience,” questioning its methodological rigor. These rhetorical provocations underscore his effort to reframe information science around precise, document-centric frameworks.
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In this episode of InfoFire, I speak with Dr. Stephen Robertson, a pioneering figure in the field of Information Retrieval (IR), who offers a reflective account of its conceptual and methodological evolution.
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In this episode of InfoFire, I sit down with Professor Mike Thelwall, a well accomplished scholar of Informetrics, to explore the intersections of Large Language Models (LLMs) and research evaluation. We delve into how LLMs are reshaping the landscape of research assessment, examining the promises they hold and the challenges they present in ensuring fair, meaningful, and context-aware evaluations.
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Tune in to this episode of InfoFire, where Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon delves into the history and future possibilities of Open Access, offering his unique perspective on where the movement has been and where it could be heading. Our discussion covered a broad spectrum of topics, including the mission of Open Access, the economics of funding and various business models, the controversial issue of Article Processing Charges (APCs), as well as debates surrounding scientific metrics, copyright issues, and more.
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