by Geoffrey C. Bowker and Susan Leigh Star - Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences Reviews Summary
Ratings Breakdown
Rated 4.2 by 36 people
Pros from Reviews
- Memorable after 12 years
- Astounding discussion of classification
- Important work on classification
- Advance in knowledge - inspiring
- Insight into power of classification
- Engagingly written classic
- Must read for information scientists
- Fascinating insight into classification systems
Cons from Reviews
- Dry and overreaching
- Few answers to problematic nature of categories
- Weak conclusion
- Unreadable edition
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