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Library and information science

Library and Information Science (LIS) are two academic disciplines that study all aspects of the creation, organization, documentation, management, communication, and use of recorded information. It underlies a variety of professional activities such as information management, librarianship, and archiving and records management, educating professionals…

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Dewey Decimal
020
Library of Congress
Z664.2-Z718.85

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Education and training

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Library and information science

Nodes166
Edges165
Triples222
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012048
Components1

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Library and information science

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related to Further reading · 106
Library and information science → Allied Industries, American Library Association, Archie, Association, August, Bawden, Birger, Center Libraries, Chicago, Christian Librarianship, Committee, Community, Company, David, Dick, Dictionary, Documentation, Elizabeth, Essays, Faith
related to United States and Canada · 23
Library and information science → According, Accreditation, ALA, ALA-accredited, American Library Association, Arts, Canada, Committee, Information Science, Information Studies, Librarianship, Library, Library Science, Master, Master's Programs, MLIS, MLS, Science, Standards, The
related to Conferences · 22
Library and information science → AfLIA, American Library Association, American Society, Annual, Association, Conference, CONSAL, IFLA, Information Associations, Information CongressAfrican Library, Information Science, Information Science EducationConceptions, Information ScienceCongress, Institutions, International Federation, Library, Library Associations, Schools, Southeast Asian Librarians, TechnologyAnnual
see also · 16
Library and information science → Academic, Asset Management, Authority, Classifying, Cloud, Collection, DAM, Digital, Diversity, LGBT, LGBTQ, Library, Organized, Overview, Study, Unique
related to Encyclopedias · 11
Library and information science → Encyclopedia, Information, Information Science, Information Sciences, International Encyclopedia, Librarianship, Libraries, Library, Library Science, LIS, Some
related to 21st century · 7
Library and information science → All, In, Information, Internet, Mobile, The, Wikipedia
related to Subfields · 7
Library and information science → An, Information, Information Science, Library, Professor, Royal School, The
Dewey Decimal · 1
Library and information science → 020
Library of Congress · 1
Library and information science → Z664.2-Z718.85

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library information science libraries management librarianship knowledge research study organization academic classification association school lis first preservation special american access

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Library and information scienceDewey Decimal0201.00infobox
Library and information scienceLibrary of CongressZ664.2-Z718.851.00infobox
information managementinstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
librarianshipinstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
and archivinginstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
records managementinstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
educating professionals for work in those areasinstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
and carrying out research to improve practice.Library scienceinstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
information science are two original disciplinesinstance ofIt underlies a variety of professional activities0.80text
Master of Artsinstance ofvarious names0.80text
Master of Librarianshipinstance ofvarious names0.80text
Master of Libraryinstance ofvarious names0.80text

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