Viewpoint : Hetero-ontologies and taxonomies in the wild

An optimistic spirit of progressive pluralism accompanied early digital work in the arts and humanities. The singular “universe” of knowledge would be amplified into a “multiverse” through faceted approaches embodying varied cultural—and even individual–viewpoints. Precisely how this utopian ideal w...

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Published inArt libraries journal Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 36 - 39
Main Author Drucker, Johanna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.04.2021
Subjects
Archives & records
Artificial intelligence
Decolonization
Digital humanities
Diversification
Humanities
Information professionals
Knowledge management
Knowledge organization
Legacy systems
Libraries
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Metadata
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Ontology
Semantic web
Subject heading schemes
Taxonomy
Vocabularies & taxonomies
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Summary:An optimistic spirit of progressive pluralism accompanied early digital work in the arts and humanities. The singular “universe” of knowledge would be amplified into a “multiverse” through faceted approaches embodying varied cultural—and even individual–viewpoints. Precisely how this utopian ideal was to be realized—through customized search or fluid ontologies or other semantic web technology—was not clear. But the motivations combined creative impulses for decolonizing and diversifying information systems.
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ISSN:0307-4722
2059-7525
DOI:10.1017/alj.2021.2