Keywords In and Out of Context

some more thoughts and theories about keywords


Design and the Philosophy of Information

I’m delighted to announce some good news in this post (after the recent spate of disheartening ones about recent events that I’ve felt compelled to write): the special issue on “Design and the Philosophy of Information” has just been published in Library Trends.

This is the third special issue in Library Trends on the topic of Luciano Floridi‘s PI project that has been edited by my friend, Ken Herold, and I believe that it will be essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of information today.

It’s an exciting issue from both well-known authors such as Archie Dick and Steve Fuller as well as newer ones such as Lin Wang, Jiaxuan Duan, Kathleen Lourdes B. Obille, and Aric Haas. It was a great pleasure to be involved in this issue, and I look forward to seeing how it is received!



About THIS SITE

This site is intended to provide additional information related to my book Keywords In and Out of Context, published in Springer’s Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services series.

I am Betsy Van der Veer Martens, professor emerita at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Library & Information Studies, and my most recent article, “Libraries as Immortalities: Cultural Constructions and Collections,” will appear in Information & Culture in 2027.