Further related to my “semiotic thresholds” paper in the Journal of Documentation, I noted on page 1016 that “Eco’s upper boundaries (1976, pp. 21–28) are delineated by a presumed threshold between semiosis and symbolism, a milestone in hominin history, as symbolic cognition must have been present prior to the development of language capabilities and has… Continue reading

I am happy to say that my most recent article (“On Thresholds: Signs, Symbols, and Significance“) has now been published in Volume 79 issue 4 of the Journal of Documentation. This was material originally intended for my book but which ended up not being as directly relevant to “keywords” as the other chapters so I… Continue reading

In chapter 1 I listed a number of researchers who are well known for their “evolutionary” approach to information (notably Marcia Bates) but I have only recently encountered Gary Marchioni’s perspective on a current issue in education for LIS, which is clearly related to research on information evolution as well: that is, the relationship between… Continue reading

One of the problems with having finished a book is that it’s only then that you realize how much more you could have done with it. But my publisher has been enormously patient with me as I worked on this project, so it is clearly time for my final draft to be final: no more… Continue reading