One of the main reasons why people need and search for information is to make decisions. Decision making could be described as a process, composed of several consecutive steps, throughout which the search and processing of information are key to the development of alternatives. Indeed, human beings seek to expand their knowledge to deal with uncertainty and to make better quality choices. But, those decisions that are taken are usually aimed for specific results. Traditionally, the role of information professionals has been to make available to users the information or knowledge expressed in different types of documents. Nevertheless, nowadays, new technology provides tools and the possibility of designing increasingly sophisticated processes. So the result of their work is not only to enlarge the quantity of information but also a much more ambitious goal: to have the ability to directly intervene in the processes that cause cognitive changes in people. Therefore, the ability to take part in human decision making more directly is being possible with the design of the current information systems, and this is causing major changes in the process of making decisions and in its outcome, and therefore in the behavior of people as a result of these decisions. If we change the way in which decisions are made, then everything could change, including science. Being aware of the powerful tool we are handling, and analyzing its development, as something aimed to a goal – in this case decision making – it could help in predictive and prescriptive tasks within this scientific field. This paper is part of a research project supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (FFI2008-05948), whose title is „The Sciences of Design as Sciences of Complexity: An Epistemological-methodological Analysis of the Dynamic trait from Bounded Rationality and Parsimonious Factors”.
W 1937 roku w „Przeglądzie Bibliotecznym” ukazał się artykuł Mariana Łodyńskiego, bibliotekarza i historyka pt. “Archiwiści i bibliotekarze”. Tekst ten zapoczątkował polemikę z Wojciechem Hejnoszem, pracownikiem archiwum lwowskiego. Wymiana poglądów dotyczyła zasadności jak najszerszego otwarcia archiwów na użytkowników do powinności chronienia źródeł historycznych przed zniszczeniem. Spór ten wykazał oczywiście rozbieżności w postrzeganiu pewnych zjawisk, ale przede wszystkim świadczył o wzajemnym zainteresowaniu badawczym. Chociaż związki badaczy omawianych dyscyplin były najmocniejsze w latach 70. i 80. XX wieku to wydaje się, że nigdy dotąd nie mieliśmy ze sobą tyle wspólnego, co teraz. Ogromny wpływ na rolę archiwistów, bibliotekarzy, informatologów ma dynamiczne demokratyzowanie się społeczeństwa, które stawia wobec instytucji informacyjnych wymóg trafnej i szybko dostarczanej informacji. Czy wobec tych wyzwań jednoczymy szeregi i czy archiwiści korzystają z dorobku nauk pokrewnych? Rozważania nad tak sformułowanym problemem badawczym oraz wnioski będące wynikiem przeprowadzonej analizy piśmiennictwa naukowego zostały zawarte w artykule.
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In 1937, Marian Łodyński, a librarian and historian, published an article entitled “Archiwiści i bibliotekarze” (literally “Archivists and Librarians”) in Przegląd Biblioteczny journal. His text served as a pretext for a dispute initiated by Wojciech Hejnosz. It juxtaposed full opening of archives to users to the duty of preserving historical sources from destruction, and revealed differences in the perception of certain phenomena, yet primarily was a proof of mutual research interest. Although the ties between researchers operating in the disciplines in question were the strongest in the 1970s and 1980s, it seems that it is the first time ever that we have had so much in common. The dynamic democratisation of society, which requires accurate information promptly delivered by information institutions, has made a significant impact on the roles of archivists, librarians, and information scientists. Will we stand together in the face of these challenges, and do archivists draw from the achievements of related fields of study? The article presents considerations regarding the research problem thus formulated and the conclusions resulting from a study of scientific literature.
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