Reviews the introduction of the word "information" into the field of library science. Highlights include ALA (American Library Association) accreditation; the inclusion of the word "information" in names of institutions, academic units, and degree programs; and the question of whether programs really prepare graduates for careers in libraries.…

Discusses the relationship and value of semiotics to the established domains of information science. Highlights include documentation; computer operations; the language of computing; automata theory; linguistics; speech and writing; and the written language as a unifying principle for the document and the computer. (93 references) (LRW)

This overview of the writings of Manfred Kochen focuses on the pervasive theme of the growth, fragmentation, and integration of knowledge. Topics discussed include information science; the problem of fragmentation and specialization in the growth of knowledge; knowledge structures and cognitive science; and the application of Kochen's ideas to…

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…

Presents a taxonomy of information that may be useful in dealing with the protection of intellectual property. Information is examined as an activity; as a life form, including the desire to change; and as a relationship, including value, authority, execution of ideas, and economic issues. (LRW)

Defines the scope and significance of the field of informetrics and relates it to the earlier fields of bibliometrics and scientometrics. Practical and theoretical aspects of informetrics are discussed, including the development of mathematical models and the derivation of measures; and a brief overview of articles in this issue is included. (15…

Discussion of scientific information focuses on the effects of two behavioral principles, the holography principle and the maximum speed principle. The system of scientific communication is described, properties of scientific information are suggested, information barriers are considered, and the relationship of behavioral principles and science…

Raises fundamental questions about the scope of information science and information retrieval, and illustrates how it has evolved over the last 60 years. The work of European documentalists is described, the terminology of multimedia is examined, and image handling is discussed as a method of focusing on representations other than text. (12…

Discussion of copyrights, royalty fees, and intellectual property focuses on the Copyright Clearance Center and publishers. Topics include results of a survey of library and information science journal publishers; how users verify royalty fees; how publishers determine fees; royalty fee reporting; and terms and conditions imposed on electronic…

Examines information theory from the aspect of its conduit metaphor. An historical background shows how this metaphor was used to construct notions of language, information, information theory, and information science, and was used to extend the range of these notions across social and political space during the Cold War. (Author/LRW)

Information extraction (IE) is the extraction and recording of information about a prespecified set of entities, relations, or events from natural language texts in structured representations called templates. This article provides an overview of IE from the 1960s to the present, discusses techniques, describes applications, and highlights future…

Discussion of impact factors for "Journal Citation Reports" subject categories focuses on the difference between an average of quotients and a global average, obtained as a quotient of averages. Applications in the context of informetrics and scientometrics are given, including journal prices and subject discipline influence scores.…

Presents a proposal for a panel discussion that intended to increase the coordination and understanding among the many and varied information science undergraduate programs. Topics to be discussed included the possible role of ASIS (American Society for Information Science) in identifying a common model curriculum and opportunities for student…

Examines a subset of tools (atlases of the brain) developed in the Human Brain Project (HBP) in order to understand how the use of these tools changes the practice of science. Discusses the redefinition of what constitutes 'objective' neuroscientific knowledge according to both technological possibilities built into these tools and the constraints…

Discusses data mining (DM) and knowledge discovery in databases (KDD), taking the view that KDD is the larger view of the entire process, with DM emphasizing the cleaning, warehousing, mining, and visualization of knowledge discovery in databases. Highlights include algorithms; users; the Internet; text mining; and information extraction.…