
Martin H Fricke
Contact
- (520) 621-3491
- Richard P. Harvill Building, Rm. 435B
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- mfricke@arizona.edu
Degrees
- B.S. Computer Science
- University of Otago
- Ph.D. Logic and Scientific Method
- London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
- Two Rival Programmes in 19th Century Classical Electrodynamics: Action-at-a-distance versus Field Theories
- M.S. Logic and Scientific Method
- London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
- B.A. Philosophy
- University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
Interests
Research
The Distributed Web,Decentralization,Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology,Organization of Information,Theory and Transfer of Information,
Teaching
The Distributed Web,Decentralization,Research Methods,Social Issues of Computing,User Interface and Web Site Design,Organization of Information,Ethics for Information Professionals,Introduction to Information Technology,User Interface and Web Site Design,Theory and Transfer of Information,Introduction to Symbolic Logic,Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology.
Courses
2022-23 Courses
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Directed Research
INFO 692 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Spring 2022) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Spring 2022) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Spring 2022) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Spring 2022) -
Capstone
INFO 698 (Fall 2021) -
Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Fall 2021) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Fall 2021) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Fall 2021) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Spring 2021) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Spring 2021) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Spring 2021) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Spring 2021) -
Graduate Seminar
INFO 696E (Fall 2020) -
Organization/Information
INFO 515 (Fall 2020) -
Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Organization/Information
INFO 515 (Spring 2020) -
Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
INFO 920 (Fall 2019) -
Organization/Information
INFO 515 (Fall 2019) -
Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Fall 2019) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Fall 2019) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Fall 2019) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Dissertation
INFO 920 (Spring 2019) -
Rsrch Mth/Libr+Info Prof
LIS 506 (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
INFO 499 (Fall 2018) -
Organization/Information
INFO 515 (Fall 2018) -
Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Fall 2018) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Fall 2018) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Fall 2018) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Spring 2018) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Spring 2018) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Spring 2018) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Spring 2018)
2016-17 Courses
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Rsrch Mth/Libr+Info Prof
LIS 506 (Fall 2016) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
INFO 575 (Fall 2016) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Fall 2016) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Ethics Library+Info Prof
LIS 520 (Summer I 2016) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 475 (Summer I 2016) -
User Interf+Website Dsgn
LIS 575 (Summer I 2016) -
Organization/Information
LIS 515 (Spring 2016) -
Rsrch Mth/Libr+Info Prof
LIS 506 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Fricke, M. H. (2012). Logic and the Organization of Information. ISBN 978-1-4614-3087-2: Springer.More infoThis was written while I was on sabbatical leave in 2010. It was accepted for publication by Springer in October 2011. And it was published on 2/9/2012 (370pp. ISBN 978-1-4614-3087-2);
Chapters
- Fricke, M. H. (2016). Logic and Librarianship. In Theorie, Semantik und Organisation von Wissen(pp 279-288). Würzburg: Ergon.
- Fricke, M. H. (2012). Best-path theorem proving: compiling derivations.More info;Full Citation: "Best-path theorem proving: compiling derivations" in Rationis Defensor: Essays in Honour of Colin Cheyne. Springer, 2012, ISBN-10: 9400739826 pp.255-274;
- Fricke, M. H. (2012). Best-path theorem proving: compiling derivations. In Rationis Defensor: Essays in Honour of Colin Cheyne. Springer.More infoThis is a chapter in Rationis Defensor: Essays in Honour of Colin Cheyne. Springer, 2012, ISBN-10: 9400739826 This will be published in March 2012;
Journals/Publications
- Fricke, M. H. (2019). The Knowledge Pyramid: the DIKW Hierarchy.. Knowledge Organization, 46(1), 33-46. doi:DOI:10.5771/0943-7444-2019-1-33
- Fricke, M. H. (2017). Faceted classification, analysis and search: some questions on their interrelations. Knowledge Organization, 44(6), 387-397.
- Fricke, M. H. (2016). Logical Division. Knowledge Organization, 43(7), 539-549.
- Fricke, M. H. (2016). Review of Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology. Robert Arp, Barry Smith and Andrew D. Spear.. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology.
- Fricke, M. H. (2014). Big Data and its Epistemology. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. doi:10.1002/asi.23212.
- Fricke, M. H. (2013). Facets: Ersatz, Resource, and Tag. Information Research, 3(18), 10.More infoFacets: Ersatz, Resource, and Tag, under review by Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Written Fall 2012, submitted 1/16/13;Full Citation: Facets: Ersatz, Resource, and Tag, under review by Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Written Fall 2012, submitted 1/16/13;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
- Fricke, M. H. (2013). Reflections on classification: Thomas Reid and bibliographic description. Journal of Documentation.More info'Reflections on classification: Thomas Reid and bibliographic description', Journal of Documentation, 2013, 69(4);
- Fricke, M. H. (2011). Faceted Classification: Orthogonal Facets and Graphs of Foci?.More info;Full Citation: 'Faceted Classification: Orthogonal Facets and Graphs of Foci?', Knowledge Organization, 2011, 38(6) pp.491-502;
- Fricke, M. H. (2010). Classification, Facets, and Metaproperties.More info;Full Citation: 'Classification, Facets, and Metaproperties', Journal of Information Architecture (2010) 2, 2: 43-65;
- Fricke, M. H. (2009). The knowledge pyramid: a critique of the DIKW hierarchy.More info;Full Citation: 'The knowledge pyramid: a critique of the DIKW hierarchy', Journal of Information Science 2009;35 131-142;
- Fricke, M. H., Arico, (. A., Ballantyne, N., Bedke, M., Caton, J., Evans, I., Fiala, B., Frické, M., Glick, D., Gross, P., Horgan, T., Ismael, J., Pollock, J., Sanderman, D., Thorn, P., & Vakarelov), O. (2009). An Objectivist Argument for Thirdism. Analysis.More info;Your Role: This paper was written collaboratively by a graduate seminar taught by John Pollock and Terry Horgan. I was a member of the seminar.;Full Citation: An Objectivist Argument for Thirdism", Analysis, 68, 2, (2008): 149-155. ;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;
- Fricke, M. H. (2008). The Knowledge Pyramid: A Critique of the DIKW Hierarchy. Journal of Information Science.More info[a top international journal].;Full Citation: 'The Knowledge Pyramid: A Critique of the DIKW Hierarchy', Journal of Information Science. Oct 23 2008, doi:10.1177/0165551508094050 ;
- Fricke, M., Fricke, M. H., & Fallis, D. (2002). Indicators of accuracy of consumer health information on the Internet: a study of indicators relating to information for managing fever in children in the home. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 9(1).More infoTo identify indicators of accuracy for consumer health information on the Internet. The results will help lay people distinguish accurate from inaccurate health information on the Internet.
Proceedings Publications
- Fricke, M. H. (2017, Fall). Faceted classification, analysis and search: some questions on their interrelations. In Faceted Classification Today: Theory, Technology and End Users. International UDC Seminar 2017, 25-43.
Presentations
- Fricke, M. H. (2012, 2013-03-01). Logic and Librarianship. Wissenorganisation'13 ISKO. Potsdam.More infoPaper accepted December 2012;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference/Workshop;
- Fricke, M. H. (2011, 2011-10-01). Logic and The Organization of Information. SISTA, University of Arizona.More infoThis was a presentation to the School of Information: Science, Technology, and Arts.;Type of Presentation: University;
- Fricke, M. H. (2009, 2009-04-01). Miss information and Mis-transfer of Information. Information Ethics Roundtable. University of Arizona.More info;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference/Workshop;
- Fricke, M. H. (2009, 2009-06-01). Comments on 'The AProsProject: A Case for On-line Logic Education' by Wilfried Sieg et al.. North American Conference on Computing and Philosophy. Indiana University.More info;Submitted: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
- Fricke, M. H. (2009, 2009-06-01). Improving Computer Theorem Proving: Transforming Graph Structures to Gain Justification and Explanation. North American Conference on Computing and Philosophy. Indiana University.More info;Refereed: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
- Fricke, M. H., & SUn, H. (2009, 2009-08-01). Reexamining the Impact of System Use on Job Performance from the Perspective of Adaptive System Use. 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems. San Francisco.More info;Your Role: Second author to Dr Heshan Sun;Refereed: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
- Fricke, M. H. (2008, 2008-06-01). Comments on Jean-Gabriel Ganascia 'Conceptual Mapping and other Models of Artificial Creativity'. North American Association for Computers And Philosophy. Indiana University.More info;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
Others
- Fricke, M. H. (2008). Improving computer theorem proving: transforming graph-structures to gain justification and explanation.More infoSubmitted to 2009 Computers and Philosophy Conference. Under consideration;Full Citation: Improving computer theorem proving: transforming graph-structures to gain justification and explanation;
- Fricke, M. H. (2008). Logic and Librarianship.More infoThis is a near complete paper, not yet submitted.;Full Citation: Logic and Librarianship;
- Fricke, M. H. (2008). Miss information and Mis-transfer of Information.More infoAccepted for presentation at 2009 Information Ethics Roundtable Conference;Full Citation: Miss information and Mis-transfer of Information;
- Fricke, M. H. (2009). Best-path theorem proving: compiling derivations.More infoSubmitted to Journal of Applied Logic. Rejected. Being prepared for submission elsewhere.;Full Citation: Journal of Applied Logic;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
- Fricke, M. H. (2009). Logic and Librarianship.More infoThis work continues. It is providing several papers, one for the 2010 Dublin Core conference, another for the 2010 ASIS&T. There is about 60,000 words. I have been granted Sabbatical Leave, Fall 2010 to continue with this.;Full Citation: This work continues. It is providing several papers, one for the 2010 Dublin Core conference, another for the 2010 ASIS&T. There is about 60,000 words. I have been granted Sabbatical Leave, Fall 2010 to continue with this.;Status: Paper in Preparation;
- Fricke, M. H. (2010). Faceted Classification: Orthogonal Facets and Graphs of Foci?.More infoSubmitted to the journal Knowledge Organization;Full Citation: Submitted to Knowledge Organization;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
- Fricke, M. H. (2010). Logic and Librarianship.More info;Full Citation: Logic and Librarianship Book draft. On Sabbatical Leave Fall 2010, about 2/3rds complete.;Status: Paper in Preparation;
- Fricke, M. H. (2011). Reflections on Classification.More infoThis is being refereed by the Journal of Documentation.;Full Citation: Journal of Documentation;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
- Fricke, M. H. (2012). Logic and Librarianship.More infoLogic and Librarianship, accepted for presentation at Wissenorganisation'13, Potsdam, Germany, March 2103 [I do not know whether the conference proceedings will be published];Full Citation: Logic and Librarianship, accepted for presentation at Wissenorganisation'13, Potsdam, Germany, March 2103;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
- Fricke, M. H. (2012). Logic and the Organization of Information: An Introduction.More infoLogic and the Organization of Information: An Introduction. Submitted to the ISKO Conference, Milwaukee, June 2013.;Full Citation: Logic and the Organization of Information: An Introduction. Submitted to the ISKO Conference, Milwaukee, June 2013.;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;