The Sociological Turn in Information Science    

This paper explores the history of `the social' in information science. It traces the influence of social scientific thinking on the development of the field's intellectual base. The continuing appropriation of both theoretical and methodological insights from domains such as social studies of science, science and technology studies, and socio-technical systems is discussed.

Cronin, Blaise. Journal of Information Science (2008). Articles>Scientific Communication>Research>Cultural Theory