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  • Times new plural: The multiple temporalities of contemporary life and the infosphere

Mason, Tom and Bawden, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-6456, 2023, Journal Article, Times new plural: The multiple temporalities of contemporary life and the infosphere Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74 (10). pp. 1159-1169. ISSN 2330-1643

Abstract or Description:

Experiences of time and temporalities in contemporary life are analysed, with Floridi's conception of the infosphere as a central concept. The effects of instantaneous communication and digital information are shown to result not simply in the obvious acceleration of many aspects of life, but in multiple temporalities. The informational spaces of Floridi's hyperhistorical time form a new time-based society, with our informational activities expressed in linear, cyclic, re-cyclic, and iterative processes. Examples from the information sciences, particularly information seeking and “slow information,” are given, and an outline model for time literacy is presented.

Official URL: https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/1...
Subjects: Other > Social studies > L300 Sociology > L370 Social Theory
Other > Mass Communications and Documentation > P100 Information Services
School or Centre: Other
Identification Number or DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24812
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2023 10:51
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2023 11:18
URI: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5458
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