Information Science

Michael Seadle has been a Professor at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, was Dean of Humanities, and was Executive Director of the international iSchools organisation. He has previously published The Measurement of Information Integrity, Quantifying Research Integrity and Educating the Profession: 40 Years of the IFLA Section on Education and Training.

In Information Science, Seadle takes a hitherto unforeseen, and yet a novel and multifaceted approach to discuss the evolution, implications and applications of information as a concept, and information science as a discipline. The discussions, observations and commentaries appearing in the chapters throughout this book are a product of Seadle’s rich knowledge, research and scholarship, and senior management experience in the field of information science at national and global levels. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know and understand the role of information in the evolution of our society from the stone age to the modern era of Artificial Intelligence.

• IntroductionChapter One: A History of InformationChapter Two: A History of the DisciplineChapter Three: Information Science OrganisationsChapter Four: Language and Information ScienceChapter Five: Culture and Information ScienceChapter Six: TechnologyChapter Seven: Internet TechnologyChapter Eight: Information IntegrityChapter Nine: Artificial IntelligenceChapter Ten: Information BehaviourChapter Eleven: Data ScienceChapter Twelve: Non-Verbal InformationChapter Thirteen: Information Retrieval for TechnologyChapter Fourteen: Information CurationChapter Fifteen: Information for EducationChapter Sixteen: Information and PoliticsSummary and ConclusionReferencesIndex