摘要：Considers the problems of defining ‘information science’ as a unitary
discipline and suggests that the concept of integrative levels offers an
explanation for the fragmentation of the field. ‘Information’ has different
contexts at different integrative levels, and different disciplines deal
with these contexts. The paper then considers how information as a
social phenomenon requires social scientific research methods to be
applied to its investigation and sets out a new taxonomy for social
research methods.
