THE LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN THE WORKS OF LUCIANO FLORIDI

A CONTENT ANALYSIS

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Keywords:

librarianship, information science, philosophy of information, Luciano Floridi

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concepts of “library science” and “information science” in the works of philosopher Luciano Floridi, examining his proposed relationship between these disciplines and the philosophy of information. The scope of the research consists of Luciano Floridi’s works available in the Scopus database. The methodology consists of a bibliographic review and content analysis with a posteriori categorization. The data analysis evaluates the concept of library and information science in Floridi’s works and examines the discipline as an applied philosophy of information, its disciplinary characteristics, his argument regarding a crisis of theoretical foundations, and the discipline’s relationships with the philosophy of information and social epistemology as solutions to this crisis. It concludes by presenting the gaps in Floridi’s proposal and suggesting avenues for further research to better understand the field.

Author Biographies

  • Lucas Corrêa da Cunha Silva, Unesp de Marília

    Librarian at the Ceará State Public Library (Bece). Master’s degree in Information Science from the São Paulo State University (UNESP). Bachelor’s degree in Library Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

  • Carlos Cândido de Almeida, Unesp de Marília

    Faculty member in the Department of Information Science at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília campus, where he teaches in the Archival Science, Library Science, and Master’s and Doctoral programs in Information Science. Visiting professor at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain, 2021) and the Universidad Nacional de Misiones (Argentina, 2012). Postdoctoral fellow in Library Science and Documentation from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. Ph.D. in Information Science from UNESP, M.A. in Information Science from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, and B.A. in Library Science from the State University of Londrina.

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Published

2026-11-13

Conference Proceedings Volume

2026: XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO

Section

GT 1 – Estudos Históricos e Epistemológicos da Ciência da Informação

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