Foundations of the Information Sciences
This series provides a set of advanced textbooks that cover all aspects of the information sciences. Rooted in the research literature of LIS and related areas, these volumes provide clearly structured introductions to important topics within information sciences , to bring the reader to a full understanding of the latest research and practice.
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Niels Windfeld Lund
This unique text outlines the main scientific purpose and objective of the science of documentation and also describes the main skills for a documentalist in the 21st century.
- Format: Paperback
- Published: 25th Jan 2024
- ISBN: 9781783301898
Lyn Robinson
Analyses the domain of healthcare information, its organizational structures and history, and the nature of its resources and the drivers for change affecting them. This title looks at examples of healthcare information resources from the perspective of different user groups, including healthcare professionals and consumers.
- Format: Paperback
- Published: 14th Apr 2010
- ISBN: 9781856046626
- Format: Paperback
- Published: 15th Jul 2020
- ISBN: 9781783304653
Philip Hider
'Hider's text provides a fulsome understanding of metadata standards, how they differ, how they are employed, and how vocabularies shape our access to the full spectrum of information about a topic. It is an accessible, well-written and almost conversational overview of information resources description that leaves the reader with an understanding of the elemental nature of metadata, its origins and ponderings on its future.'
- Format: Paperback
- Published: 26th Oct 2018
- ISBN: 9781783302239