Showing papers by "Susan Leigh Star published in 1987"
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the dynamics of anomalies as part of scientific work and identify several types of anomaly: mistakes, artifacts, fraud, and discovery; and typical trajectories for artifact discovery.
Abstract: This article examines the dynamics of anomalies as part of scientific work. Several types of anomaly are identified: mistakes, artifacts, fraud, and discovery; and typical trajectories for artifact...
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