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Introduction to information science [Book] / David Bawden and Lyn Robinson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : Neal-Schuman, 2013Copyright date: Ã2012Description: xxx, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1555708617 (paperback)
  • 9781555708610 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 020
Other classification:
  • 020
Contents:
What is information science? : disciplines and professions -- History of information : the story of documents -- Philosophies and paradigms of information science -- Basic concepts of information science -- Domain analysis -- Information organization -- Information technologies : creation, dissemination and retrieval -- Informetrics -- Information behaviour -- Communicating information : changing contexts -- Information society -- Information management and policy -- Digital literacy -- Information science research : what and how? -- The future of the information sciences.
Summary: Offers an overview and outline of the important concepts and ideas in information science and librarianship. Among the critical topics covered: Foundations, including the information society, historical perspectives and concepts ; Organizing and retrieving information ; Information behavior and digital literacies ; Technologies and digital libraries ; Information research and methods ; Changing contexts including publishing, e-science and digital humanities ; The future of the profession.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 020 BAW-I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 46477
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is information science? : disciplines and professions -- History of information : the story of documents -- Philosophies and paradigms of information science -- Basic concepts of information science -- Domain analysis -- Information organization -- Information technologies : creation, dissemination and retrieval -- Informetrics -- Information behaviour -- Communicating information : changing contexts -- Information society -- Information management and policy -- Digital literacy -- Information science research : what and how? -- The future of the information sciences.

Offers an overview and outline of the important concepts and ideas in information science and librarianship. Among the critical topics covered: Foundations, including the information society, historical perspectives and concepts ; Organizing and retrieving information ; Information behavior and digital literacies ; Technologies and digital libraries ; Information research and methods ; Changing contexts including publishing, e-science and digital humanities ; The future of the profession.

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