Information Science: History, Ideas, Applications - Softcover

Seadle, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783306947 ISBN 13: 9781783306947

Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

What is Information Science? This comprehensive book answers this key question by providing a detailed definition and analysis of information science and how it differs from data science and library science.

Drawing on a range of practical examples, the book explores how information science uniquely cuts across disciplines and integrates different streams of information into a coherent whole that makes sense for a particular problem. Starting with a historical overview of information science, subsequent chapters explore:

• Communication tools;
• Information integrity and behaviour;
• Artificial intelligence and data science;
• Information retrieval, curation and non-verbal information;
• Information in technology, education and politics.

A core text for those teaching library and information science as well as practising librarians or those working in information and communication fields, Information Science is an authoritative and subject-defining publication.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Seadle is a retired Professor at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and was Executive Director of the international iSchools organisation. He has previously published The Measurement of Information Integrity, Quantifying Research Integrity and Educating the Profession: 40 Years of the IFLA Section on Education and Training.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783306947
• ISBN 13: 9781783306947
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252