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Library and information science and the philosophy of science

Journal of Documentation, 2005
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to introduce the special issue of Journal of Documentation about library and information science (LIS) and the philosophy of science.Design/methodology/approachThe most important earlier collected works about metatheories and philosophies of science within LIS are listed.FindingsIt is claimed that Sweden probably ...
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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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A connectionist and multivariate approach to science maps: the SOM, clustering and MDS applied to library and information science research

Journal of Information Science, 2006
The visualization of scientific field structures is a classic of scientometric studies. This paper presents a domain analysis of the library and information science discipline based on author co-citation analysis (ACA) and journal cocitation analysis ...
Felix Moya-Anegón, VÍCTOR Herrero-Solana, Evaristo Jiménez-Contreras   +2 more
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Library and Information Science

2011
A key theme of Chapter III was the need to be able to seek out information and resources for oneself. Learners require this ability whether working in formal education (especially if engaged in project- or inquiry-based learning) or as autonomous learners outside any formal educational context.
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Library and information science

Library Management, 2006
PurposeTo review skills needed by library and information science (LIS) professionals in the twenty‐first century and suggest a new approach to four key skills.Design/methodology/approachConsiders the DNA skills approach of Hallam and Partridge and analyses the four skills using examples of innovative developments in library and information services ...
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Towards mapping library and information science

Information Processing & Management, 2006
In an earlier study by the authors, full-text analysis and traditional bibliometric methods were combined to map research papers published in the journal Scientometrics. The main objective was to develop appropriate techniques of full-text analysis and to improve the efficiency of the individual methods in the mapping of science.
Frizo A. L. Janssens, Jacqueline Leta, Wolfgang Glänzel, Bart De Moor   +3 more
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Library and information science as a career in Kuwait

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2019
The Library and Information Science discipline is in constant flux, facing myriad impediments with the development of technology. Per se, the field introduced information and communications technology into its curriculum which has changed librarians’ roles in information handling.
Hanadi Buarki, Mashael Al-Omar
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Reductionism and library and information science philosophy

Journal of Documentation, 2008
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to consider the meaning of “reductionism” within the context of renewed efforts to make library and information science philosophy.Design/methodology/approachThis article argues that the question of reductionism, as discussed in other traditions of thought, is relevant to the conversation about development of new ...
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Trends in library and information science education

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
AbstractEducational programs for library and information science will be changing during the next decade in order to meet society's need for trained information professionals capable of working in libraries, in governmental and industrial information centers, and as information consultants and entrepreneurs.
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Library and Information Science

2017
Library and Information Science (LIS) is an interdisciplinary domain concerned with the creation, management, and uses of information in all its forms. Emerging from parallel developments in libraries and in information science, the field now encompasses diverse activities that are part of the information transfer cycle—such as the creation ...
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