%0 Journal Article %1 Saracevic-Information-1999 %A Saracevic, Tefko %D 1999 %J Journal of the American Society for Information Science %K information_science wismasys0809 %N 12 %P 1051-1063 %T Information Science %U http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/69500813/ABSTRACT %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 sections examine the origin of information science in respect to the problems of information explosion; the social role of the field; the nature of �information� in information 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 notably librarianship and computer science; and educational models and issues. Conclusions explore some dominant trends affecting the field.

@article{Saracevic-Information-1999, 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 sections examine the origin of information science in respect to the problems of information explosion; the social role of the field; the nature of �information� in information 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 notably librarianship and computer science; and educational models and issues. Conclusions explore some dominant trends affecting the field.}, added-at = {2008-11-12T01:06:06.000+0100}, author = {Saracevic, Tefko}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2355c2166acfbc71bc5bf0cb1ac0c22bb/zoka}, interhash = {a942908345c1f3a90d4e61c3393dde4f}, intrahash = {355c2166acfbc71bc5bf0cb1ac0c22bb}, journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science}, keywords = {information_science wismasys0809}, number = 12, pages = {1051-1063}, timestamp = {2008-11-12T01:06:06.000+0100}, title = {Information Science}, url = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/69500813/ABSTRACT}, volume = 50, year = 1999 }