Ethically Responsible Knowledge Organization Systems: Towards an Intercultural User Interface

• Authors: Tran Quoc-Tan

Title variants

PL

Etycznie odpowiedzialne systemy organizacji wiedzy: w kierunku międzykulturowego interfejsu użytkownika

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

PURPOSE/THESIS: This paper discusses the challenges of creating a theoretic framework within the context of an intercultural and ethically responsible knowledge organization system (KOS). APPROACH/METHODS: First, the paper explores ethical and societal concerns linked to the development of KOS. Second, it illustrates a way to tackle this ethical factor by proposing an applicable architecture for intercultural interfaces which respects cultural diversity on a global scale. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The author emphasizes the importance of opening up the notion of cultural inclusiveness, to weigh not only linguistic diversity but also other cultural and social aspects, such as geography, religious affiliations, tradition, historical elements, ethnic. This kind of approach should be attentive to intersectionality and cultural interoperability. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: By addressing local circumstances, the author offers insights into essential approaches that take into account cultural diversity when designing KOS and access interfaces to knowledge.

PL

CEL/TEZA: W artykule omówiono wyzwania związane z wyznaczaniem teoretycznych założeń dla tworzenia systemu organizacji wiedzy (SOW), spełniającego postulaty międzykulturowości i odpowiedzialności etycznej. KONCEPCJA/METODY BADAŃ: Najpierw poddano analizie problemy etyczne i społeczne związane z tworzeniem SOW. Następnie zilustrowano sposób rozwiązania problemu etycznego podejścia do projektowania SOW, proponując architekturę dla międzykulturowych interfejsów, która uwzględnia szeroko rozumianą różnorodność kulturową w skali globalnej. WYNIKI I WNIOSKI: Autor podkreśla znaczenie otwarcia pojęcia kulturowej inkluzywności i objęcia nim nie tylko kwestii różnorodności językowej, ale także innych aspektów kulturowych i społecznych, które mogą stanowić źródło rozwiązań godzących w poczucie równości i etyczności, takich jak zmiany geopolityczne, przynależności religijne, tradycja, elementy historyczne, etniczność. Takie podejście powinno uwzględniać intersekcjonalność i kulturową interoperacyjność. ORYGINALNOŚĆ/WARTOŚĆ POZNAWCZA: Analizując lokalne uwarunkowania, autor oferuje wgląd w podstawowe podejścia uwzględniające różnorodność kulturową w projektowaniu SOW i interfejsów zapewniających dostep do wiedzy.

Keywords

EN

Cultural interoperability; Cultural warrant; Ethical warrant; Knowledge organization; Knowledge organization system

PL

Interoperacyjność kulturowa; Nakaz kulturowy; Nakaz etyczny; Organizacja wiedzy; System organizacji wiedzy

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Bibliotekarzy Polskich i Wydział Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii. Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej - Studia Informacyjne
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 2(110)
• Pages: 16-29

Dates

received

2017-11-03

revised

2017-11-29

accepted

2017-12-15

Contributors

author

Tran Quoc-Tan

• Laboratoire GERiiCO, Universite de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

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Identifiers

ISSN

0324-8194

EISSN

2392-2648

DOI

https://doi.org/10.36702/zin.364