Library science
Library Science
Library Science (pronounced: /ˈlaɪ.brər.i ˈsaɪ.əns/) is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, and education to libraries. This also includes the preservation, organization, dissemination and collection of information resources, and the political economy of information.
Etymology
The term "Library Science" is composed of two words, "Library" and "Science". "Library" comes from the Latin word "liber", which means book. "Science" comes from the Latin word "scientia", which means knowledge. Therefore, Library Science can be understood as the science of managing and organizing books and knowledge.
Related Terms
- Information Science: An interdisciplinary field primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information.
- Bibliography: The systematic listing of books and other works such as journal articles. Bibliographies range from "works cited" lists at the end of books and articles to complete, independent publications.
- Cataloging: The process of creating entries for a catalog. In library science, this involves the bibliographic description of items, assignment of subject headings, and the assignment of classification numbers.
- Classification: A process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood.
- Information Management: The cycle of organizational activity: the acquisition of information from one or more sources, the custodianship and the distribution of that information to those who need it, and its ultimate disposition through archiving or deletion.
- Information Systems: Any organized system for the collection, organization, storage and communication of information.
- Information Literacy: The ability to find and use information and is the keystone of lifelong learning.
- Digital Libraries: Library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers.
- Archiving: The process of collecting and storing documents and records for future use.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Library science
- Wikipedia's article - Library science
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