Library and information science

Library and information science (LIS)[1][2] are two interconnected disciplines that deal generally with organization, access, collection, and regulation of information, whether in physical or digital forms.[3]

These are two original disciplines, library science and information science, but they are within the same field of study.[4][5] Librarianship is applied information science.[6] Librarianship is both an application and a subfield of information science. However, it is common today to use the terms synonymously or to drop the term "library" and to speak about information departments or information schools (iSchools).[7] The organization of information and information resources is one of the fundamental aspects of LIS.[3][8]

  1. ^ Bates, M.J.; Maack, M.N. (2010). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences. Vol. 1–7. Boca Raton, US: CRC Press.
  2. ^ Library and Information Sciences is the name used in the Dewey Decimal Classification for class 20 from the 18th edition (1971) to the 22nd edition (2003)
  3. ^ a b Coleman, A. (2002). Interdisciplinarity: The Road Ahead for Education in Digital Libraries.D-Lib Magazine, 8:8/9 (July/August).https://www.dlib.org/dlib/july02/coleman/07coleman.html
  4. ^ Saracevic, Tefko (1992). Information science: origin, evolution and relations. In: Conceptions of library and information science. Historical, empirical and theoretical perspectives. Edited by Pertti Vakkari & Blaise Cronin. London: Taylor Graham (pp. 5–27).
  5. ^ Miksa, Francis L. (1992). Library and information science: two paradigms. In: Conceptions of library and information science. Historical, empirical and theoretical perspectives. Edited by Pertti Vakkari & Blaise Cronin. London: Taylor Graham (pp. 229–252).
  6. ^ Borko, H. (1968). Information science: What is it? American Documentation, 19(1), 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.5090190103.
  7. ^ Matusiak, Krystyna; Stansbury, Mary; Barczyk, Ewa (January 1, 2014). "Educating a New Generation of Library and Information Science Professionals: A United States Perspective". Library and Information Science: Faculty Publications.
  8. ^ Bawden, David; Robinson, Lyn (June 10, 2015). Introduction to Information Science. Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85604-810-1.

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