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LIS 311 Introduction to Information Science

HND1 levelComputing & ICT8 topics

LIS 311 covers 8 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Definition and scope of information science
  2. History of information science
  3. Information science as a discipline
  4. Basic terminologies in information science
  5. Information vs communication, data and knowledge
  6. Library science
  7. Archive studies
  8. Relationship among information science, library science and archive studies

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Definition and scope of information science

Information science is the study of the creation, classification, storage, retrieval, dissemination, and use of information. Mastering its definition and scope helps students understand why information is a distinct discipline, how it intersects with technology, and what career paths it offers.

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