Library Science Education in the Online Environment Sheila S . Intne r Graduate School of Library and Information Scienc e Simmons College The relationship between library science, information science and computing might no t be obvious . In fact, it is the place of library science in this trio that is likely to b e at the heart of the confusion . Information science, defined as " . . .an interdisciplinar y science that investigates the properties and behavior of information, the forces tha t govern the flow and use of information, and the techniques . . .of processing information for optimal storage, retrieval, and dissemination," 1 clearly relates to computing . But , where does library science fit in? Librarians are aware that the nature and functio n of their work may easily be misunderstood or, even worse, overlooked . Many peopl e think that library science consists of stamping books in and out of buildings an d insuring that silence reigns throughout . Library science, however, really involves th e systematic accumulation and analysis of data in order to forecast, among other things , what materials to purchase for a particular information agency, how best to
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Library science education in the online environment
Intner, Sheila S.
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