Shared collections: collaborative stewardship (An ALCTS monograph)

balkan Wars (1990s). Tabak argues that current thinking of particularism versus universalism encourages researchers to take a prior position before they start their study. Tabak argues that actor–network theory is more useful in these areas as an intersection. That is, a ‘group that is held together’ rather than ‘something that holds the group together’ (p. xii). instead of trying to reveal the hidden forces behind information practices and behaviour, Tabak argues it is better to look at the ways in which individuals and groups exchange processes through the constant circulation of information practices. both books give the reader a lot of conceptual ideas to think about. information science is often criticised as having no theoretical depth; it is regarded as being a mashup from various intellectual disciplines. These two books suggest alternative conceptual models and theories; that rather than being regarded as an isolated field information science is an interscience; it acts as an intermediary through actors and networks for other intellectual disciplines. These two books are more suited for an academic library, particularly for graduate level or academic staff.