INFORMATION-SEEKING AND KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION - THE PRESENTATION OF A NEW BOOK

Recently, a new book on knowledge organization has been published by G reenwood Press. The title is ''Information seeking and subject represe ntation: An activity-theoretical approach to information science''. Th is book presents a new general theory for information science and know ledge organization, based on a theory of information seeking. The auth or is Dr. Birger Hjorland, Royal School of Library and Information Sci ence. In 1994, he presented his work on theory for KO at the 3(rd) Int ernational ISKO conference in Copenhagen (Hjorland, 1994). The book ai ms to provide both a new understanding for the foundations of informat ion science and knowledge organization, and to provide new directions in research and teaching within these fields. KO (Hanne Albrechtsen) h as interviewed Birger Hjorland in Copenhagen about Iris views on knowl edge organization and subject representation.