The rhizome and the tree: changing metaphors for information organisation
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to review Deleuze and Guttari's concept of the rhizome as a model for information organisation.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a critical review of selected literature.
Findings
The rhizome concept is a promising model for understanding hyperlinked information services. It may be of practical value, particularly if it can be integrated with more traditional forms of information organisation. More research, conceptual and practical, is needed before this can be achieved.
Research limitations/implications
The literature review is not comprehensive, and the conclusions are open‐ended.
Originality/value
This is the only paper to review the rhizome concept in this way.
Keywords
Citation
Robinson, L. and Maguire, M. (2010), "The rhizome and the tree: changing metaphors for information organisation", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 66 No. 4, pp. 604-613. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220411011052975
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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