Information science
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| + | "The discipline of ''[[documentation science]]'', which marks the earliest theoretical foundations of modern information science, emerged in the late part of the 19th century in Europe together with several more scientific indexes whose purpose was to organize scholarly literature. Many information science historians cite [[Paul Otlet]] and [[Henri La Fontaine]] as the fathers of information science with the founding of the ''[[International Institute of Bibliography]]'' (IIB) in 1895."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | '''Information science''' is an [[interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] science primarily concerned with the collection, [[Categorization|classification]], manipulation, storage, [[information retrieval|retrieval]] and dissemination of [[information]]. | + | |
| - | ==European documentation== | + | '''Information science''' (also known as '''information studies''') is an [[academic field]] which is primarily concerned with [[analysis]], [[collection]], [[Categorization|classification]], [[manipulation]], [[storage]], [[information retrieval|retrieval]], [[movement]], [[dissemination]], and [[protection]] of [[information]]. |
| - | The discipline of ''European Documentation'', which marks the earliest theoretical foundations of modern information science, emerged in the late part of the 19th Century together with several more scientific indexes whose purpose was to organize scholarly literature. Most information science historians cite [[Paul Otlet]] and [[Henri La Fontaine]] as the fathers of information science with the founding of the [[International Institute of Bibliography]] (IIB) in 1895. | + | |
| + | Practitioners within and outside the field study the application and the usage of knowledge in [[organization]]s in addition to the interaction between people, organizations, and any existing [[information system]]s with the aim of creating, replacing, improving, or understanding the information systems. | ||
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| + | Historically, information science (informatics) is associated with [[computer science]], [[data science]], [[psychology]], [[technology]], [[library science]], [[healthcare]], and [[intelligence agency|intelligence agencies]]. However, information science also incorporates aspects of diverse fields such as [[archival science]], [[cognitive science]], [[commerce]], [[law]], [[linguistics]], [[museology]], [[management]], [[mathematics]], [[philosophy]], [[Policy|public policy]], and [[social sciences]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Computer and information science]] | ||
| + | * [[Information technology]] | ||
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| + | * [[Informatics (academic field)|Informatics]] | ||
| + | * [[Information technology]] – The use of computers and technology to manage information. | ||
| + | * [[Enterprise content management]] – Strategies and technologies for managing content, documents and information | ||
| + | * [[Personal information management|Personal information management (PIM)]] | ||
| + | * [[Philosophy of information]] | ||
| + | * [[Informative modelling]] | ||
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"The discipline of documentation science, which marks the earliest theoretical foundations of modern information science, emerged in the late part of the 19th century in Europe together with several more scientific indexes whose purpose was to organize scholarly literature. Many information science historians cite Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine as the fathers of information science with the founding of the International Institute of Bibliography (IIB) in 1895."--Sholem Stein |
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Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information.
Practitioners within and outside the field study the application and the usage of knowledge in organizations in addition to the interaction between people, organizations, and any existing information systems with the aim of creating, replacing, improving, or understanding the information systems.
Historically, information science (informatics) is associated with computer science, data science, psychology, technology, library science, healthcare, and intelligence agencies. However, information science also incorporates aspects of diverse fields such as archival science, cognitive science, commerce, law, linguistics, museology, management, mathematics, philosophy, public policy, and social sciences.
See also
- Computer and information science
- Information technology
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Paul Otlet
- Classification
- Archive
- Librarian
- Imaginary library
See also
- Informatics
- Information technology – The use of computers and technology to manage information.
- Enterprise content management – Strategies and technologies for managing content, documents and information
- Personal information management (PIM)
- Philosophy of information
- Informative modelling
