Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management)

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Facets of Information Science : A Study into its Composition through Citation Analysis


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasa Gangotri, Mysore 560 007, India
2 Central Technical Information Centre, H.M.T. Limited, Bangalore 560 031, India
     

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Discusses the evolution of information science since late 1950s. Uses citation analysis as a method of delineation of the components of information science. The study reveals that information science is a cluster of multidisciplinary subjects and the cluster is still amorphous in its structure.
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S. R. Shalini
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasa Gangotri, Mysore 560 007
India

A. Janaki
Central Technical Information Centre, H.M.T. Limited, Bangalore 560 031
India


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Authors

S. R. Shalini
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasa Gangotri, Mysore 560 007, India
A. Janaki
Central Technical Information Centre, H.M.T. Limited, Bangalore 560 031, India

Abstract


Discusses the evolution of information science since late 1950s. Uses citation analysis as a method of delineation of the components of information science. The study reveals that information science is a cluster of multidisciplinary subjects and the cluster is still amorphous in its structure.