Also known as bibliology, this is the study of books’ metadata (e.g. physicality and origins) as cultural objects.

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Information Disciplines

Bates, M. J. (2007). Defining the information disciplines in encyclopedia development. Information Research, 12(4), 12-4. http://informationr.net/ir/12-4/colis/colis29.html

Defining the information disciplines in encyclopedia development

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The science of analyzing, collecting, classifying, manipulating, storing, retrieving, moving, disseminating and protecting information.

Information Science

A field that focuses on the management, operation, and administration of Libraries as well as the study of information processes (users, communities, systems, collection, organization, dissemination, use, etc.). 

Library Science

Records management is the process of preserving and disposing of records depending on their value. 

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