Continuities and discontinuities: using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations

Fiorella Foscarini; Charles Jeurgens; Zhiying Lian; Gillian Oliver

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_71

Continuities and discontinuities: using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations

Fiorella Foscarini, Charles Jeurgens, Zhiying Lian, Gillian Oliver

Department of Human Centred Computing

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Abstract

The analysis of information cultures of the past can provide insight into the likelihood of sustainability of innovative information practices, and can help design sustainable information strategies for the future. This article focuses on three instances of innovation in three different parts of the world – namely, Italy, China, and the Netherlands – in the 1930s, a time period that was characterized by political unrest and significant societal changes in all three locations. Genres, workarounds, and infrastructure are used as diagnostic indicators to demonstrate the utility of an information culture model which distinguishes cultural factors according to their susceptibility to change. The three case studies discussed in this article not only shed light on continuities and discontinuities in information practices over time; they also show the complexities of successfully changing specific existing information attitudes. The ultimate goal of this article is to illustrate the benefits of conducting comparative and longitudinal research on historical information cultures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainable Digital Communities
Subtitle of host publication	15th International Conference, iConference 2020 Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 Proceedings
Editors	Anneli Sundqvist, Gerd Berget, Jan Nolin, Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad
Place of Publication	Cham Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	847-859
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030436872
ISBN (Print)	9783030436865
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_71
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	iConference 2020 - Boras, Sweden Duration: 23 Mar 2020 → 26 Mar 2020 Conference number: 15th https://ischools.org/resources/Documents/iconf%202020/Call_Submissions_iConf2020.pdf (Website) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2 (Proceedings)

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	12051
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	iConference 2020
Abbreviated title	iConference 2020
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Boras
Period	23/03/20 → 26/03/20
Internet address	https://ischools.org/resources/Documents/iconf%202020/Call_Submissions_iConf2020.pdf (Website) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Information cultures
Genres
Workarounds
Infrastructure

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Foscarini, F., Jeurgens, C., Lian, Z., & Oliver, G. (2020). Continuities and discontinuities: using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations. In A. Sundqvist, G. Berget, J. Nolin, & K. I. Skjerdingstad (Eds.), Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020 Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 Proceedings (pp. 847-859). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 12051). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_71

Foscarini, Fiorella ; Jeurgens, Charles ; Lian, Zhiying et al. / Continuities and discontinuities : using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations. Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020 Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 Proceedings. editor / Anneli Sundqvist ; Gerd Berget ; Jan Nolin ; Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad. Cham Switzerland : Springer, 2020. pp. 847-859 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ).

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Foscarini, F, Jeurgens, C, Lian, Z & Oliver, G 2020, Continuities and discontinuities: using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations. in A Sundqvist, G Berget, J Nolin & KI Skjerdingstad (eds), Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020 Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science , vol. 12051, Springer, Cham Switzerland, pp. 847-859, iConference 2020, Boras, Sweden, 23/03/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_71

Continuities and discontinuities: using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations. / Foscarini, Fiorella; Jeurgens, Charles; Lian, Zhiying et al.
Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020 Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 Proceedings. ed. / Anneli Sundqvist; Gerd Berget; Jan Nolin; Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad. Cham Switzerland: Springer, 2020. p. 847-859 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 12051).

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Foscarini F, Jeurgens C, Lian Z, Oliver G. Continuities and discontinuities: using historical information culture for insight into the sustainability of innovations. In Sundqvist A, Berget G, Nolin J, Skjerdingstad KI, editors, Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020 Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 Proceedings. Cham Switzerland: Springer. 2020. p. 847-859. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_71

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