Repacked literature
Kind of documents, in which the original information is published in a new form
in order to serve certain kinds of mediating. Textbooks,
for example, are sometimes regarded as a kind of repacked literature.
The concept of repacking seems to be based on the view that
research is the production of new knowledge and that
mediating is just the reproduction of
knowledge. Also the ”conduit metaphor” (Day, 2000) may be a view associated with
repacking. The expression "beyond repackaging" (Freeman; Voignier & Scott, 2002)
may imply a view in which a more active and critical attitude is taken towards
the content.
Literature:
Day, R. E. (2000). The ”conduit metaphor” and the nature and politics of
information studies. Journal of the American Society for Information Science,
51(9), 805-811.
Freeman, L. H.; Voignier, R. R. & Scott, D. L. (2002). New curriculum for a new century: beyond repackaging. Journal of Nursing Education, 41(1), 38-40.
Hoekzema, L. (1984). Repacking scholarly books. Scholarly Publishing, 15(3), 237-258.
Pagell, R. A. (1999). Repackaging government-supplied information. Database, 22(1), p.34-+
Vash, C. & Pan, E. (1980). Repackaging research knowledge for practitioners use.
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, 17, 123-125.
UNISIST (1971), Study Report on the feasibility of a World Science Information System, By the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Council of Scientific Unions. Paris, UNESCO.
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 30-03-2006