science as conversation, conversation as science

Science as Conversation, Conversation as ScienceScience as Conversation, Conversation as Science

PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, [email protected]

PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, [email protected]

DialogueDialogue

Plato & SocratesPlato & Socrates

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Plato_Aristotle_della_Robbia_OPA_Florence.jpg

Early scientific literatureEarly scientific literature

Early science journals preserved discussions

Stenographerstranscribeddiscussion & debate

Early science journals preserved discussions

Stenographerstranscribeddiscussion & debate

Research as conversationResearch as conversation

Marshall-Gies Salivary Factor debate

Marshall-Gies Salivary Factor debate

William Gies

Scientific publication cycleScientific publication cycle

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/environment/imt220/pubcycle.jpg

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/environment/imt220/pubcycle.jpg

Garrett LisiGarrett Lisi

http://sifter.org/~aglisi/http://sifter.org/~aglisi/

Lisi blogsLisi blogs

http://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/108

http://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/108

Lisi’s Theory of EverythingLisi’s Theory of Everything

http://www.arxiv.org/pdf/0711.0770

http://www.arxiv.org/pdf/0711.0770

Model of Lisi’a E8 figureModel of Lisi’a E8 figure

More about Garrett LisiMore about Garrett Lisi

http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/a-preliminary-forensic-exploration-of-a-scientific-social-technologies-success-the-garrett-lisi-story

http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/a-preliminary-forensic-exploration-of-a-scientific-social-technologies-success-the-garrett-lisi-story

Where is the scientific conversation now?

Where is the scientific conversation now?

Science Discourse & Scientific Memory

Science Discourse & Scientific Memory

“We have to map the archival pathways that constitute the scientific memory. Only then will we be able to develop strategies that meld with the ongoing practice of science, instead of just cleaning up its messes.” McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim. Mapping Scientific

Memory: understanding the role of record-keeping in scientific practice. Archives and Manuscripts 24(1) May 1996, <http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/gjm/mapscimem.htm>

“We have to map the archival pathways that constitute the scientific memory. Only then will we be able to develop strategies that meld with the ongoing practice of science, instead of just cleaning up its messes.” McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim. Mapping Scientific

Memory: understanding the role of record-keeping in scientific practice. Archives and Manuscripts 24(1) May 1996, <http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/gjm/mapscimem.htm>

Information seeking as conversation


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Conversation nowConversation now How do:

social technologies facilitate conversations? these conversations change the nature of science,

research, the academy? these conversations impact on libraries & archives? we discover where the conversations are

happening? we become part of the important conversations? we remember & preserve the conversation?

Where are we in the conversation?

How do: social technologies facilitate conversations? these conversations change the nature of science,

research, the academy? these conversations impact on libraries & archives? we discover where the conversations are

happening? we become part of the important conversations? we remember & preserve the conversation?

Where are we in the conversation?

science as conversation, conversation as science

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