The Joy of Contemplative Scholarship

IF 0.3 4区管理学 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Trends Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI:10.1353/lib.2022.0013

D. Levy

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Abstract

Abstract:In response to the invitation, in the announcement of this special issue, to explore the "joy of information," this article investigates the information-intensive work called scholarship. Drawing upon the Greek philosophical understanding of contemplation as a journey of self-transformation and transcendence, it suggests that contemplative scholarship be understood as such a journey. From this perspective, the process of scholarship is as important as the product: first, because to pursue one's scholarship is not just to investigate one's subject matter, but to investigate oneself in relation to that subject matter, and to be transformed in the process; and second, because the process of deep immersion in one's subject matter can at times allow one not just to acquire knowledge but to encounter mystery, and to enter into states of wonder, awe, and joy.

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沉思式奖学金的乐趣

摘要：应邀请，在本期特刊的公告中，为了探索“信息的乐趣”，本文调查了信息密集型的学术工作。借鉴希腊哲学对沉思是一次自我转变和超越之旅的理解，它建议将沉思学术理解为一次这样的旅程。从这个角度来看，学术的过程与产品一样重要：首先，因为追求学术不仅仅是研究自己的主题，而是研究与该主题相关的自己，并在这个过程中被转化；其次，因为深度沉浸在主题中的过程有时不仅可以让人获得知识，还可以让人遇到神秘，进入惊奇、敬畏和喜悦的状态。

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Library Trends INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

1.20

自引率

12.50%

发文量

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