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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to library and information science:
Library and information science (LIS) is the scientific study of issues related to libraries and the information fields. This includes academic studies regarding how library resources are used and how people interact with library systems. The organization of knowledge for efficient retrieval of relevant information is also a major research goal of library science. Being interdisciplinary, it overlaps with computer science, various social sciences, statistics, and systems analysis.
Nature of library and information science
Definition
Library and information science can be described as all of the following:
- The study of libraries and information both in terms of theory and practice.
- Field of science – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are many library and information-related scientific journals.
- Social science – field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society.
Essence
Branches of library and information science
Types of library and information professionals
- Librarian
- Application specialist – see integrated library system
- Cataloguing librarian – see library catalog
- Collections librarian – see library collection development
- Electronic resources librarian – see electronic resource management
- Law librarian – expert in legal research
- Metadata librarian – see metadata
- Reference librarian – helps patrons with research
- Research instruction librarian – see library instruction
- Teacher-librarian
- Archivist
- Curator
- Indexer
- Information architect
- Information consultant (may be a qualified librarian)
- Prospect researcher
- Records manager (see Records management)
History of library and information science
Types of libraries
Specific libraries
Library and information resources
Information media
- Audiobook
- Bibliographic database
- Book
- Bookmark
- Braille book
- CD-ROM
- Codex
- Compact audio cassette
- Compact disc
- DVD
- Ebook
- Film Stock
- Gramophone record
- Information architecture
- Laserdisc
- Magnetic tape
- Manuscript
- Map
- Microfiche
- Microfilm
- Microprint
- Newsgroup
- Newspaper
- Pamphlet
- Phonograph cylinder
- Photograph
- Scroll (parchment)
- Sheet music
- Slide library
- Videotape
- Web site
- Wire recording
Types of publications
Catalogs and indexes
- AACR2
- Accession number
- Authority control
- Bliss bibliographic classification
- Classification
- Collation
- Colon classification
- Colophon
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Controlled vocabulary
- Index
- International Standard Bibliographic Description
- Library catalog
- Library of Congress Classification
- Machine Readable Cataloging
- NUCMC
- OCLC
- OPAC
- Resource Description and Access
- Subject
- Universal Decimal Classification
- WorldCat
Information science
- Glossary of information science terms
- Human-computer interaction
- Integrated library system
- Evidence-based library and information practice
Organization of information
Electronic information storage and retrieval
- Data storage
- Information retrieval
- Controlled vocabulary
- Cross-language information retrieval
- Digital libraries
- Document classification
- Educational psychology
- Federated search
- Full text search
- Geographic information system
- Information extraction
- Information seeking
- Knowledge visualization
- Question answering
- Search engines
- Search index
- tf-idf
Infometrics
- Bibliometrics – studies quantitative aspects of recorded information
- Webometrics – studies quantitative aspects of the World Wide Web
- Cybermetrics – similar to webometrics, but broadens its definition to include electronic resources
Scientometrics
Scientometrics – studies quantitative aspects of science
Informatics
Information and society
- Information society
- Censorship
- Copyright
- Freedom of Information Act
- Information access
- Intellectual freedom
- Intellectual property
- Literacy
- USA PATRIOT Act
- Open source
- Privacy
- Cultural studies
- Technological determinism
- Groupware
- Human-computer interaction
- Information ethics
- Usability engineering/ User-centered design
Library operations and management
Research methods
- Bibliography
- Digital reference services
- Genealogy
- Reference works
- Library reference desk
- Reference interview
- Research
Organizing and searching Wikipedia
- Wikipedia resources for researchers
- Wikipedia:Categorization
- Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Common words, searching for which is not possible
- Wikipedia:How to explore Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (and its subpages)
- Wikipedia:Searching
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
Selection and acquisition of library materials
Preservation
Other library services and processes
Politics of library science
Legal issues
- Censorship
- Copyright
- Intellectual freedom
- Intellectual property
- Intellectual property rights
- Intellectual freedom
- Legal deposit
- Library Bill of Rights
- Open access (publishing)
- Public lending right
- Serials crisis
Laws
Legal precedents
Social issues
- Decreased funding for established libraries
- Digital divide
- Digitization
- Education for librarianship
- Information access
- Information and communication technologies (ICT's)
- Sustainability and ICT's
- Information explosion
- Information policy
- Information literacy
- Information Society
- Literacy
- Remote access
Education and training
Academic courses in library science
Professional organizations
- American Association of School Librarians
- American Library Association
- Australian Library and Information Association
- Canadian Library Association
- Association for Library Service to Children
- Association of Research Libraries
- International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
- Public Library Association
- Special Libraries Association
Non-profit organizations
Notable people in library science
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries
- Category:Library science journals
- Category:Library science magazines
- Wikiproject BID (library, information, documentation) at the German Wikipedia
- Portail SID (information literacy and libraries) at the French Wikipedia.
- How to find a book on Wikibooks
- Document management system
- Grey literature
- History of Public Library Advocacy
- Informatics
- Library of Congress
- Library anxiety
- OCLC
- Preservation: Library and Archival Science
- Public Library Advocacy
- Serials, periodicals and journals
- The works of Michael Gorman
External links
- Visualizing Library and Information Science from the practitioner's perspective
- LISNews.org Librarian and Information Science News
- LISWire.com Librarian and Information Science Wire
- Library and Information Science at Curlie
History
- Jefferson's Library - Exhibition including a sample page from "Catalog of Library of Thomas Jefferson"
- Chronology of information science and technology - From the 17th to the 20th century
- Chronology of chemical information science
- Information science pioneers - Biographies of pioneers and famous information scientists
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