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Peer reviewedSaracevic, Tefko – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Presents personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half-century. Examines origin of information science in respect to problems of the information explosion, social role of field, nature of "information," structure of field in terms of problems addressed,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Information Industry, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Download full textBelzer, Jack – 1970
During the past decade, the scope of information science has been evolving into a broader but better defined area of specialization. In this paper several of the definitions of information science which have been suggested by various professional groups are discussed. The educational objectives of information science are identified, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Educational Technology, Information Needs, Information Science
Peer reviewedSummers, Ron; Oppenheim, Charles; Meadows, Jack; McKnight, Cliff; Kinnell, Margaret – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Presents issues relating to the future direction of information science. Investigates the history and scientific basis of information science. Discusses the change from its genesis as an academic discipline in the 1950s to its practitioner base in the 1990s. Concludes that information science will make a significant contribution to other…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Science, Development, Futures (of Society)
Calgary Univ. (Alberta). – 1971
The proceedings contain papers given by the members of the chapter who come from both the University and Business environments. Some operational indexing, bibliographic, SDI and Retrospective Search Systems which include CAN/SDI, Compendex, TEXT-PAC, SIS II & III, KWOC and FAMULUS are discussed. Also included are papers on two projects…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Automation, Computer Science, Information Processing
Goodman, A. F.; Jones, S.O. – 1968
Described are the aims, goals, and methods of literature search of the Mechanized Library Information System serving West Coast locations of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Brief reports on two pilot programs, one on information awareness, and the other on a capability profile system for locating key personnel, are included. The first program…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Computer and Information Science Research Center. – 1973
Abstracts of research which has been carried on during the 1972-73 academic year at the Computer and Information Science Research Center at Ohio State University are presented. Part 1 describes the center's organizational structure, objectives, scope, facilities, programs, and recent technical reports. The remaining eight parts of the document…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Annual Reports, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science
