Information science

Visualisation of various methodological approaches to gaining insights from meta data areas. Including: infometrics, bibliometrics, cybermetrics, scientometrics, webometrics, altmetrics, and placed within Quantative Science Studies
Visualisation of various methodological approaches to gaining insights from meta data areas

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ Stock, W.G., & Stock, M. (2013). Handbook of Information Science Archived 2023-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Berlin, Boston, MA: De Gruyter Saur.
  2. ^ Yan, Xue-Shan (2011-07-23). "Information Science: Its Past, Present and Future". Information. 2 (3): 510–527. doi:10.3390/info2030510.

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