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Peer reviewedWright, H. Curtis – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Librarianship and science are antithetical as knowledge systems because the substance of the former is instrumental to the latter, and vice versa. This is revealed by the diametric oppositions of their objects and methods of study, and their objects and means of mastery. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Science, Methods, Objectives
Wright, H. Curtis – 1977
Comparing librarianship and science in terms of their objectives and methods of study, and their objects and means of mastery, results in the conclusion that they are antithetical as knowledge systems because the substance of librarianship is instrumental to science and vice versa. The resulting differences between them may be summarized as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Diagrams, Library Science
