KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION is a forum for all those interested in the organization of knowledge on a universal or a domain-specific scale, using concept-analytical or concept-synthetical approaches, as well as quantitative and qualitative methodologies. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION also addresses the intellectual and automatic compilation and use of classification systems and thesauri in all fields of knowledge, with special attention being given to the problems of terminology. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION publishes original articles, reports on conferences and similar communications, as well as book reviews, letters to the editor, and an extensive annotated bibliography of recent classification and indexing literature. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION should therefore be available at every university and research library of every country, at every information center, at colleges and schools of library and information science, in the hands of everybody interested in the fields mentioned above and thus also at every office for updating information on any topic related to the problems of order in our information-flooded times.
In this paper, we introduce epistemicide as an emerging theoretical framework for critical library and information studies alongside the well-known ones extensively covered in the literature of our field. Definitions of epistemicide and an aggregate...
Information technology has brought many advantages for communications and new possibilities for knowledge organization, but also many ethical challenges and risks for groups at the social margins such as the LGBTIQ+ communities. Self-identifying...
Multilingualism and multiculturalism have become major preoccupations for Library and Information Science (LIS) which has to be as fair as possible to ensure and sustain knowledge diversity as a driver for development. This paper offers a broad...
This presentation examines how knowledge organization can help us understand human rights violations in a way that engenders both rational comprehension and emotional empathy. Knowledge organization can foster a useful awareness of injustice...
The Museum of World Culture (Världskulturmuseet) has been implementing some decolonial practices in its indigenous collection. Therefore, the museum started migrating its collection to a new platform, and as part of this project, the museum needs...