The intellectual origins of information organization (IO) as a field of study are examined by tracing the use of the terms, "information organization", "knowledge organization", "bibliographic control", and their variants, and by surveying the educational texts dealing with the various component activities of IO,…

This paper is based on statistical and qualitative analysis of library and information science (LIS) literature. Our study asks the question of whether, and if so, how, and how often, the discourse generated by scholarly literature in LIS engages discussion about identity in LIS, what topics are covered, and whether the articles engage praxis, or…

In this short paper, avowedly personal, partial and pointillist in nature, I (i) sketch the early days of (mainly Anglo-American) information studies and the field's gradual institutionalization, (ii) describe its maturation, as both an academic discipline and a domain of professional practice, and (iii) speculate on its future in the light of oft…

As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies--a trend on full display in the "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" for 2013. This latest edition from the Association for Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) notes the most current…

Summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of a survey of the coverage of documentation, library, and archives periodicals by six major abstracting and indexing services in 1973. (PF)

The development of Romanian libraries in recent years with particular reference to the influence of the impact of information work is described. (Author/SJ)

Addresses three issues of library science in the United States during the 20th century: (1) use of European documentation efforts; (2) the "information science versus library science" argument; and (3) technological innovation in librarianship. Also examines the role of technology in library science at the University of Chicago's…

A potential long range role for information science involves active participation in forming a complete suprasystem of knowledge which would unify the arts, sciences and professions. (Author/MM)

Criteria for judging a country's development in librarianship, information science and bibliography are set forth and applied to Iran. (JG)

The main information, research, and documentation activities which Unesco proposes to carry out in 1973-74 are briefly discussed. (SJ)

The accomplishments of the last twenty years in documentation, automation, information retrieval, and the incipient information science have been impressive, but much more remains to be learned. (25 references) (Author)

The purpose of this report is to summarize the content of a series of lectures given at the School of Library Science, State University of New York at Albany. Four summaries are presented. "The Limits of Information Retrieval" discusses the need for a theory of documentation and how it can be derived. "The Structure of Notification" considers in…

THE LIBRARY RESEARCH CLEARINGHOUSE, ALREADY ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, WAS EXPANDED TO DEVELOP THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SYSTEM OF RETRIEVAL AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH IN PROGRESS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE. THE BASIC OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO CREATE THE CLEARINGHOUSES'S SERVICES IN ACQUISITION, STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, AND…

This handbook provides a reference listing of the acronyms and abbreviations encountered in the British literature of librarianship and documentation, and selectively in the fields of commercial book trade, management, education, and computing. The coverage includes projects, organizations, associations, information services, and technical terms.…

Presents a theoretical model of documentation which strives to include all potential users and their varying information needs, including nonreaders, through an analysis of the system of documentation. (JVP)