What is Library & Information Science?
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 Published On Aug 17, 2017

Okay, but what IS Library and Information Science? A brief history and introduction. See below for recommended reading. And if you like what you saw, consider supporting me on Patreon below!

CHAPTERS
00:00 Part 1: What the Heck IS library and information science?
01:38 Part 2: Library Science versus Information Science
04:26 Part 3: Library Science and Information Science combined




SPECIAL THANKS TO: Angali Singh for Hindi subtitles

Reading List:
Bates, M. "The Invisible Substrate of Information Science." https://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/...

Malik, H. "Relationship of Library Science with Information Science. Similarities and Differences." https://www.slideshare.net/Libcorpio/...

"Toronto's amazing science fiction library, the Merril Collection, has a new head librarian." http://boingboing.net/2017/08/07/only...

Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen, Jan A.G.M. van Dijk; Using the Internet: Skill related problems in users’ online behavior, Interacting with Computers, Volume 21, Issue 5-6, 1 December 2009, Pages 393–402, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2009...

"Why Page 2 of Google Search Results is the Best Place to Hide a Dead Body." https://digitalsynopsis.com/tools/goo...

Graham, R. "Long Overdue: Why public libraries are finally eliminating the late-return fine." http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cu...

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