Before revision: Information science can be described as all of the following: An academic discipline – A branch of science – An applied science – Sub-disciplines of information science Information technology Informatics Classification Bibliometrics Preservation Cultural studies Categorization Data modeling Memory Computer storage Intellectual property Intellectual freedom Privacy Censorship Contributing fields As an interdisciplinary field, information science draws upon and incorporates concepts and methodologies from: Archival science Cognitive science Commerce Communications Computer science Law Library science Museology Management Mathematics Philosophy Public policy Social sciences History of information science History of information science Documentation science – predecessor of information science.
After revision: An action research –Information science can be described as all of the following: An academic discipline – A branch of science – An applied science – Sub-disciplines of information science Information technology Informatics Classification Bibliometrics Preservation Cultural studies Categorization Data modeling Memory Computer storage Intellectual property Intellectual freedom Privacy Censorship Contributing fields As an interdisciplinary field, information science draws upon and incorporates concepts and methodologies from: Archival science Cognitive science Commerce Communications Computer science Law Library science Museology Management Mathematics Philosophy Public policy Social sciences History of information science History of information science Documentation science – predecessor of information science.