Documentation, Information and the Animal Connection

The article elaborates on the informational relationship between nature, animals and humans. In traditional societies, nature and animals are rich sources of information and documentation, as seen in Sámi reindeer husbandry. Today, research on animal behaviour has shown that animals are capable of s...

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Main Author:	Geir Grenersen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Akron Press 2016-12-01
Series:	Proceedings from the Document Academy
Subjects:	documentation information communication sámi animal communication.
Online Access:	https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/vol3/iss2/15

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spelling	doaj-ebde1371e09f4090a6dad176877f016e2020-11-25T02:38:21ZengUniversity of Akron PressProceedings from the Document Academy2473-215X2016-12-0110.35492/docam/3/2/15Documentation, Information and the Animal ConnectionGeir GrenersenThe article elaborates on the informational relationship between nature, animals and humans. In traditional societies, nature and animals are rich sources of information and documentation, as seen in Sámi reindeer husbandry. Today, research on animal behaviour has shown that animals are capable of sophisticated communication with humans. In the field of documentation and information studies, Marcia Bates has made a significant contribution to this perspective. The article presents some of her concepts, and discusses their potential use in empirical research on documentation in the Sámi society.https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/vol3/iss2/15documentationinformationcommunicationsámianimal communication.
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description	The article elaborates on the informational relationship between nature, animals and humans. In traditional societies, nature and animals are rich sources of information and documentation, as seen in Sámi reindeer husbandry. Today, research on animal behaviour has shown that animals are capable of sophisticated communication with humans. In the field of documentation and information studies, Marcia Bates has made a significant contribution to this perspective. The article presents some of her concepts, and discusses their potential use in empirical research on documentation in the Sámi society.
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Documentation, Information and the Animal Connection

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