Abstract:The growing study in information science of the role of the body in human information practice may benefit from the concepts developed around a set of fundamental forms of information previously published by the author. In applying these concepts to the study of human information practice, we see a framework that nicely names and locates the major components of an understanding of information seeking of all types, including that related to the body. We see information in nature, what happens to information when it encounters a nervous system, and how that information is used within nervous systems to both encode and embody the experiences of life. We see information not only in direct encounters with the body but also as it is experienced through extensions of the body, used for both input and output purposes. We also see information in the body in relation to a larger framework of forms of information encompassing both internal and external (exosomatic) information. Finally, a selective review is provided of related research and theory from biology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, which supports and deepens our understanding of the approach taken here to information embodiment.

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信息体现研究的概念

【摘要】信息科学领域中有关人体在人类信息实践中作用的研究日渐增多，这可能得益于围绕作者先前发布的一系列基本信息形式而开发的概念。在将这些概念应用于人类信息实践的研究中，我们看到了一个框架，该框架很好地命名和定位了对所有类型的信息搜索（包括与身体相关的信息）的理解的主要组成部分。我们看到自然界中的信息，信息在遇到神经系统时会发生什么，以及该信息如何在神经系统中用于编码和体现生活体验。我们不仅看到直接与身体相遇的信息，而且还看到通过身体延伸而得到的信息，这些信息既用于输入又用于输出。我们还看到体内的信息与包含内部和外部（外生）信息的更大形式的信息框架有关。最后，对生物学，人类学，心理学和哲学方面的相关研究和理论进行了有选择的综述，这支持并加深了我们对此处采用的信息体现方法的理解。