Collaborative Interpretation as Craft: Slow Theory Development in Library and Information Science
Within Library and Information Science (LIS), theory development has typically prioritised the use of theory rather than its construction as well as the work of individual theorists instead of group perspectives. However, we argue that understanding collaborative theorising as a craft forms an opportunity to think creatively about how we “construct understanding from information and ideas,” including the everyday tools and strategies that bring theoretical work into being.
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