Engineering:Outline of library and information science

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to library science

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to library and information science:

Library and information science (LIS) is the scientific study of issues related to libraries and the information fields. This includes academic studies regarding how library resources are used and how people interact with library systems. The organization of knowledge for efficient retrieval of relevant information is also a major research goal of library science. Being interdisciplinary, it overlaps with computer science, various social sciences, statistics, and systems analysis.


Nature of library and information science

Definition

Library and information science can be described as all of the following:

  • The study of libraries and information both in terms of theory and practice.
  • Field of science – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are many library and information-related scientific journals.
    • Social science – field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society.

Essence

Branches of library and information science

Types of library and information professionals

Further information: Information professional
  • Librarian
    • Application specialist – see integrated library system
    • Cataloguing librarian – see library catalog
    • Collections librarian – see library collection development
    • Electronic resources librarian – see electronic resource management
    • Law librarian – expert in legal research
    • Metadata librarian – see metadata
    • Reference librarian – helps patrons with research
    • Research instruction librarian – see library instruction
    • Teacher-librarian
  • Archivist
  • Curator
  • Indexer
  • Information architect
  • Information consultant (may be a qualified librarian)
  • Prospect researcher
  • Records manager (see Records management)

History of library and information science

History of library science

  • History of Information Science
  • List of larger libraries in the ancient world

Types of libraries

  • Academic library
  • Archive
  • Digital library
  • National library
    • List of national libraries
  • Public library
    • Carnegie library
  • Research library
  • School library
  • Special library

Specific libraries

  • List of libraries

Library and information resources

Document

Information media

Types of publications

Catalogs and indexes

Information science

Organization of information

Electronic information storage and retrieval

Infometrics

Scientometrics

Scientometrics – studies quantitative aspects of science

Informatics

Informatics

Information and society

Library operations and management

Library management –

Research methods

  • Bibliography
  • Digital reference services
  • Genealogy
  • Reference works
  • Library reference desk
  • Reference interview
  • Research

Organizing and searching Wikipedia

  • Wikipedia:Categorization
  • Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia:Common words, searching for which is not possible
  • Wikipedia:How to explore Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia:Naming conventions (and its subpages)
  • Wikipedia:Searching
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check

Selection and acquisition of library materials

Preservation

Preservation

Other library services and processes

Politics of library science

  • Government information
  • REFORMA

Legal issues

Laws

Legal precedents

  • New York Times Company v. Tasini

Social issues

Education and training

Education for librarianship –

  • List of I-Schools

Academic courses in library science

Professional organizations

  • American Association of School Librarians
  • American Library Association
  • Australian Library and Information Association
  • Canadian Library Association
  • Association for Library Service to Children
  • Association of Research Libraries
  • International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
  • Public Library Association
  • Special Libraries Association

Non-profit organizations

  • Librarians Without Borders
  • Bibliothèques Sans Frontières
  • African Library Project
  • Friends of Libraries

Notable people in library science

  • List of librarians
  • Librarians in popular culture
  • Sanford Berman
  • Daniel J. Boorstin
  • William Warner Bishop
  • Lee Pierce Butler
  • John Cotton Dana
  • Melvil Dewey
  • John Fiske (philosopher)
  • Michael Gorman
  • Seymour Lubetzky
  • Eric Moon
  • Paul Evan Peters
  • S. R. Ranganathan
  • Jesse Shera
  • Howard D. White

See also

  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries
  • Wikiproject BID (library, information, documentation) at the German Wikipedia
  • Portail SID (information literacy and libraries) at the French Wikipedia.
  • How to find a book on Wikibooks
  • Document management system
  • Grey literature
  • History of Public Library Advocacy
  • Informatics
  • Library of Congress
  • Library anxiety
  • OCLC
  • Preservation: Library and Archival Science
  • Public Library Advocacy
  • Serials, periodicals and journals
  • The works of Michael Gorman

External links

History




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