What is Social Epistemology? (Episode #4 of Information Science Workout)

The episode at hand is about a social concept, and therefore is best for groups to do together. The idea of "social epistemology" is experienced by passing information from one person to another, while keeping the library in mind. I apologize in advance that the star librarian goes rogue in the end!

Here are additional resources for learning about social epistemology:

Egan, M & Shera, J. (1952). Foundations of a Theory of Bibliography. Library Quarterly 44, 125-37.

Martínez-Ávila, D. & Zandonade, T. (2020). Social epistemology in Information Studies: A consolidation, Brazilian Journal of Information Science: ResearchTrends. 14(1), 7-36.

Hjørland, B. (2024). Social Epistemology. Knowledge Organization. 51(3), 187-202.

Zandonade, T. (2004). Social Epistemology from Jesse Shera to Steve Fuller. Library Trends, 52(4), 810-832.

Fuller, .S (2017). Social Epistemology. In Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 4th ed. Ed. John D. McDonald and Michael Levine-Clark. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 4197- 4203.

Furner, J. (2004). “A Brilliant Mind: Margaret Egan and Social Epistemology. Library Trends, 52(4), 792–809.