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Library and Information Science: Practice, Theory, and Philosophical Basis.
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Hjorland, Birger – Information Processing & Management, 2000
Presents different aspects of library and information science (LIS) from a theoretical and philosophical perspective. Topics include attitudes toward LIS; knowledge production versus knowledge utilization; specialists versus generalists; institutional affiliations; technology-driven paradigms; theoretical models; related disciplines; and research…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Information Science, Information Technology, Library Education
Cutting the Gordian Knot.
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Cronin, Blaise – Information Processing & Management, 1995
Argues that the phrase "library science" is an oxymoron and that the term "librarianship" is correct. Suggests that library science and information science are now completely different fields. An information access model is proposed that can be used as a vehicle for unification and integration. (JMV)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Differences, Information Science, Intellectual Disciplines
Information as Process: The Difference between Corroborating Evidence and "Information" in Humanistic Research Domains.
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Cole, Charles – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Reports the results of a non-randomized study of 45 history Ph.D. students in England and discusses the results in terms of the theory of knowledge structure and the modification of knowledge structure due to information. Topics include information as process; a model of stages of the information process; and grounded theory. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries