num_pages: 384
description: Introduced by leading international scholars and offering a global perspective on the discipline, this is designed to be the standard text for students worldwide. The authors’ expert narrative guides you through each of the essential building blocks of information science offering a concise introduction and expertly chosen further reading and resources. Among the critical topics covered: Foundations, including the information society, historical perspectives and concepts  Organizing and retrieving information  Information behavior and digital literacies  Technologies and digital libraries  Information research and methods  Changing contexts including publishing, e-science and digital humanities  The future of the professionThis is the definitive textbook for students of information science, information and knowledge management, librarianship, archives, and records management worldwide. It’s also an invaluable guide for students of other information-related disciplines such as museum studies, publishing, and information systems. It’s a useful sourcebook for practitioners in all of these disciplines.
language: English
title: Introduction to Information Science
publisher: Neal-Schuman