Handbook on information sciences / edited by Peter Heisig (Professor of Information and Knowledge Management, Department of Information Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heisig, Peter, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"The Handbook on Information Sciences provides a comprehensive overview of the core themes within the discipline, including the organisation of information and how to manage data, and outlines avenues for future research. Discussions on the methodological evolution of the field are enriched by an in-depth evaluation of the use of experimental methods in information sciences. This Handbook outlines the history of the information sciences and explores fundamental concepts such as materialist and semantic varieties of information, classification theory and document theory. Models of general information behaviour and specific information-seeking behaviour are analysed, as well as research methods and techniques for information retrieval. Expert contributors further examine public libraries as social institutions, information literacy, information sciences in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the relationship between information sciences and sustainability. Presenting theoretical foundations as well as practical advice, this Handbook is a vital resource for students and academics of computer science, economics, information sciences, knowledge management, sociology, and technology and ICT. Practitioners interested in information sciences and research methods will also find this book beneficial"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1: Introduction to the Handbook on Information Sciences: the discipline of and for the information society / Peter Heisig

2: History of information science / Carlos Alberto Ávila Araújo

3: Concepts in information science / Matthew Kelly

4: Classification and Knowledge Organization / Thiago Henrique Bragato Barros and Isadora Victorino Evangelista

5: Document theory / Roswitha Skare

6: Information need: what is it? / Charles Cole and Thomas D. Wilson

7: Information behaviour / Hans-Christoph Hobohm

8: Models of information-seeking behaviour / Jan C. Bartlett

9: Information retrieval: core techniques, issues, current and future developments / Thomas Mandl and Julia Maria Struß

10: Diversification of research methods in information science / Brady D. Lund

11: Experimental research in Library and Information Science / Ilja Frissen, Catherine Henderson, and M. Max Evans

12: Research data management / Ulrike Wuttke, Stefan Schmunk, and Mirjam Blümm

13: Informetrics: beyond the citation index / David Gunnarsson Lorentzen and Gustaf Nelhans

14: Information visualization / Martin J. Eppler

15: Knowledge management / Peter Heisig

16: Introduction to data/text mining / Simon Y. K. Li and Eric Tsui

17: Public libraries: from cradle of democracy to community connections / Anne Goulding

18: Four challenges for the information society and the role of information institutions and research / Jesse David Dinneen

19: Information literacy: concepts, research, and promotion / Joachim Griesbaum, Antje Michel, Stefan Dreisiebner, Maria Gäde, and Anke Wittich

20: A peek into the future: information science education and training in the fourth industrial revolution era / Tom Kwanya

21: Information sciences and sustainability / Jan Nolin

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035343706 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.