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Information science

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  • Tefko Saracevic

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This essay is a personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half‐century. Various sections examine the origin of information science in respect to the problems of information explosion; the social role of the field; the nature of “information” in information science; the structure of the field in terms of problems addressed; evolutionary trends in information retrieval as a major branch of information science; the relation of information science to other fields, most notably librarianship and computer science; and educational models and issues. Conclusions explore some dominant trends affecting the field.

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  • Tefko Saracevic, 1999. "Information science," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 50(12), pages 1051-1063.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamest:v:50:y:1999:i:12:p:1051-1063
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1999)50:123.0.CO;2-Z
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    1. Kebede, Gashaw, 2010. "Knowledge management: An information science perspective," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(5), pages 416-424.
    2. Mokhtar, Umi Asma’ & Yusof, Zawiyah M., 2015. "Classification: The understudied concept," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 176-182.

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