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Susan Leigh Star
Researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Publications - 67
Citations - 26493
Susan Leigh Star is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information system & Boundary object. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 67 publications receiving 24291 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan Leigh Star include University of California, Irvine & Santa Clara University.
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Grounded Classification: Grounded Theory and Faceted Classification.
TL;DR: The qualitative lethod of grounded theory (GT) with Ranganathan's construction of faceted classifications (FC) in library and information science is compared.
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The management and dynamics of anomalies in scientific work
Susan Leigh Star,Elihu M. Gerson +1 more
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.
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Building Information Infrastructures for Social Worlds - The Role of Classifications and Standards
TL;DR: It is argued that community systems designers necessarily build for multiple social worlds simultaneously, and makes a series of significant social and political choices.
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This Is not a Boundary-Object
TL;DR: There are three components to boundary objects as outlined in the original 1989 article: interpretive flexibility, the structure of informatic and work process needs and arrangements, and the dynamic between ill-structured and more tailored uses of the objects.