Information Science: History, Ideas, Applications

This is an ideal read for those teaching library and information science as well as practicing librarians or working in information and communication fields.

This book offers a concentrated approach to information science, piecing together each aspect to provide an overall analysis of the discipline. By answering the key question of what information science is as opposed to data science or library science, the book provides practical examples of how unique information science is as well as addresses the different issues and problems that arise due to this. Chapters cover such key topics as:

• the history of information science;
• data science;
• information integrity; and
• information in technology.

Item Number: 978-1-78330-694-7
Author: Michael Seadle
Published: 2025
Publisher: Facet Publishing, UK
Pages: 222
Width: 6"
Height: 9"
Format: Softcover