%0 Journal Article %1 saracevic1999information %A Saracevic, Tefko %D 1999 %E of the American Society for Information Science, Journal %J Journal of the American Society for Information Science %K 1999 Saracevic information irhhu librarianship retrieval science %N 12 %P 1051-1063 %T Information Science %V 50 %X This essay is a personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half-century. Various sec- tions examine the origin of information science in re- spect to the problems of information explosion; the so- cial role of the field; the nature of “information” in infor- mation science; the structure of the field in terms of problems addressed; evolutionary trends in information retrieval as a major branch of information science; the relation of information science to other fields, most no- tably librarianship and computer science; and educa- tional models and issues. Conclusions explore some dominant trends affecting the field.

@article{saracevic1999information, abstract = {This essay is a personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half-century. Various sec- tions examine the origin of information science in re- spect to the problems of information explosion; the so- cial role of the field; the nature of “information” in infor- mation science; the structure of the field in terms of problems addressed; evolutionary trends in information retrieval as a major branch of information science; the relation of information science to other fields, most no- tably librarianship and computer science; and educa- tional models and issues. Conclusions explore some dominant trends affecting the field.}, added-at = {2011-11-17T11:10:50.000+0100}, author = {Saracevic, Tefko}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28c80c89bfec050369af03d64e8cd3f28/junor101}, editor = {of the American Society for Information Science, Journal}, interhash = {a942908345c1f3a90d4e61c3393dde4f}, intrahash = {8c80c89bfec050369af03d64e8cd3f28}, journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science}, keywords = {1999 Saracevic information irhhu librarianship retrieval science}, number = 12, pages = {1051-1063}, timestamp = {2011-11-17T11:42:22.000+0100}, title = {Information Science}, volume = 50, year = 1999 }