Introduction to Information Science

This is a landmark textbook and the first to take a whole subject approach when tackling Information Science as a discipline. Designed to be the standard text for students worldwide, it interweaves the authors' expert and guiding narrative with contributions from leading international scholars and reliable sources for further reading. This book covers all the essential building blocks of information science including foundations such as: the information society, historical perspectives and concepts organising and retrieving Information; information behaviour and digital literacies technologies and digital libraries; and, information research and methods changing contexts including publishing, e-science and digital humanities the future of the profession. This is the definitive textbook for students of information science, information and knowledge management, librarianship, archives and records management worldwide. It's also a useful guide for students of other information-related disciplines such as museum studies, publishing, and information systems. It's an invaluable sourcebook for practitioners in all of these disciplines.