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To examine the intersection between knowledge organization frameworks and the historical and political processes of nation building.

January 24, 2025Canadian Journal of Information and Library ScienceOpen Access

Knowledge Organization and Nation Building

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To examine the intersection between knowledge organization frameworks and the historical and political processes of nation building.
Conducted a conceptual and theoretical analysis within library and information science literature.
Explored how classification systems, catalogs, and documentation practices interact with state-level sociocultural development.
Showed that classification schemes and knowledge organization frameworks actively construct national identity and institutional memory.
Highlighted the role of library and information infrastructures as foundational instruments in organizing state-sanctioned knowledge.

Implication

Conceptual review reveals the role of knowledge organization in national contexts, highlighting how information structures support state development.

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Knowledge Organization and Nation Building. Un article de la revue The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La Revue canadienne des sciences de l’information et de bibliothéconomie (Special Issue on Knowledge Organization and Nations) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit.

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Bullard et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a18bf61985da83d5491b9f7 https://doi.org/10.5206/cjils-rcsib.v47i3.22444

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Conceptual review reveals the role of knowledge organization in national contexts, highlighting how information structures support state development.

Knowledge Organization and Nation Building

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