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Michael K. Buckland
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 150
Citations - 4888
Michael K. Buckland is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information science & Information system. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 148 publications receiving 4526 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael K. Buckland include University of California & Purdue University.
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Information as Thing
TL;DR: These three meanings of “ information” offer a basis for classifying disparate information‐related activities (e.g., rhetoric, bibliographic retrieval, statistical analysis) and, thereby, suggest a topography for “information science.”
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The relationship between recall and precision
TL;DR: Examination of the mathematical relationship between Precision and Recall shows that a quadratic Recall curve can resemble empirical Recall–Precision behavior if transformed into a tangent parabola.
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What is a “document”?
TL;DR: In the 1990s, increasingly sophisticated attempts to provide access to the rapidly growing quantity of available documents raised questions about what should be considered a “document,” and the answer is important for any definition of the scope of Information Science.
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Information and information systems
TL;DR: Buckland interprets the nature of retrieval-based information systems such as archives, libraries, databases, and museums, and their relationships to their social context in an approach that is comparative rather than narrowly technical in approach.
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Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
TL;DR: This paper will concern you to try reading annual review of information science and technology as one of the reading material to finish quickly.