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Dances with bees: Exploring the relevance of the study of animal communication to informatics

Beynon-Davies, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-3234 2010. Dances with bees: Exploring the relevance of the study of animal communication to informatics. International Journal of Information Management 30 (3) , pp. 185-198. 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.02.001

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Abstract

This paper describes part of a larger body of theoretical work which provides a new perspective on the nature of informatics, an umbrella term used to stand for the overlapping disciplinary areas of Information Systems, Information Management and Information Technology. We argue for an area of interest located at the intersection of signs and systems, which involves the enactment of forma (the substance of a sign), informa (the content of a sign) and performa (the use of signs within coordinated action). This conceptual scheme is reflected against work not traditionally covered by theory-making within informatics: that of animal communication. We use the well-documented case of the dance of the European honeybee to help ground our discussion. This examination leads to an understanding of the central position of communication amongst organisms as well as the place of human communication in the broad evolution of communication systems. This allows us to highlight crucial features of the concept of a data system as well as the important distinction between persistent and non-persistent data systems within communication processes.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Uncontrolled Keywords: Information management; Communication; Human communication; Animal communication; Data system
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0268-4012
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2022 09:55
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22647

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