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'Information science' is defined here as that set of practices and related disciplinary studies w... more 'Information science' is defined here as that set of practices and related disciplinary studies which is concerned with the generation, transmission, organization, storage, retrieval and use of information* together with studies of the user of information. In brief it is concerned with the subject areas outlined in . It will be clear that 'information science' is not a unitary discipline revolving about a single set of unique theoretical laws' and principles. Rather, it is a practical science in the same way that 'medical science' and 'agricultural science' are practical fields to which specific disciplines contribute research methods and findings.

'Information science' is defined here as that set of practices and related disciplinary studies w... more 'Information science' is defined here as that set of practices and related disciplinary studies which is concerned with the generation, transmission, organization, storage, retrieval and use of information* together with studies of the user of information. In brief it is concerned with the subject areas outlined in . It will be clear that 'information science' is not a unitary discipline revolving about a single set of unique theoretical laws' and principles. Rather, it is a practical science in the same way that 'medical science' and 'agricultural science' are practical fields to which specific disciplines contribute research methods and findings.

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