Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saracevic, Tefko
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ595430
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Information Science. Saracevic, Tefko Computer Science Information Industry Information Retrieval Information Science Information Science Education Information Scientists Information Seeking Information Services Library Science Social Influences Trend Analysis Presents personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half-century. Examines origin of information science in respect to problems of the information explosion, social role of field, nature of "information," structure of field in terms of problems addressed, evolutionary trends in information retrieval, relation of information science to other fields, and educational models and issues. Contains 48 references. (Author/AEF)