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Geographical information science [PDF]

open access: possibleInternational journal of geographical information systems, 1992
Abstract. Research papers at conferences such as EGIS and the International Symposia on Spatial Data Handling address a set of intellectual and scientific questions which go well beyond the limited technical capabilities of current technology in geographical information systems.
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Humans, information and science

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1996
The use of information forms the basis of nursing policies, standards and professional codes of conduct Although used intuitively, nurses must now also grapple empirically with information needs often defined by others, and with the technology used to capture and process it Even the briefest contemplation of ‘information’ reveals a truly pervasive ...
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Science of Information

2016
The main objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of the modern field of data science and some of the current progress in this field. The overview focuses on two important paradigms: (1) big data paradigm, which describes a problem space for the big data analytics, and (2) machine learning paradigm, which describes a solution space for the ...
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Information in Forensic Science

Journal of the Forensic Science Society, 1975
This paper reports the development of a central Home Office Forensic Science Information Service. The collection, collation and dissemination of literature, commercial and analytical information is also described as is the systematic collection and analysis of casework data and the monitoring of analytical methods.
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Fiction informed by science

Nature, 2005
The author encounters with science shape the story and characters in her four-part series of novels.
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Science and the myth of information

Optical Memory and Neural Networks, 2016
In this article, we show the mythical relationship between science and information. Since every substance has a price-tag or price-tags of information which includes all the building blocks in our universe, one can not simply ignore information when dealing with science. We have shown that there is a profound connection between information and entropy,
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Information Science Versus Science Policy

Science, 2000
E mboldened by the proliferation of photocopiers and by success in getting “fair use” recognized by the 1976 Copyright Act, U.S. research universities have banked on the potential for technology to reduce library costs.
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On information science and the social sciences

Social Science Information Studies, 1980
Abstract Presents a view of the links between information science and social science which led to the suggestion that SSIS should be established. Proposes that the links warrant the assumptions that an emerging sub-discipline exists and that SSIS can aid its emergence.
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Information Science in the System of Sciences

Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)], 2013
There is given the expanded definition of the Informatics, basing upon the results of generalization of data of the sociological survey among scientists and experts, having participated in the Workshop “Methodological Problems of the Information Sciences”.
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Twinning data science with information science in schools of library and information science

Journal of Documentation, 2018
Purpose As an emerging discipline, data science represents a vital new current of school of library and information science (LIS) education. However, it remains unclear how it relates to information science within LIS schools. The purpose of this paper is to clarify this issue.
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