List of basic library and information science topics
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Basic topics in library and information science include:
[edit] Nature of library and information science
- Main article: Library and information science
[edit] Branches of library and information science
[edit] History of library and information science
- Main article: History of library and information science
[edit] Basic library and information science concepts
- Five laws of library science
- Information
- Information literacy
- Knowledge management
- Library
- Librarian
- Library and information science
- Library management
[edit] Research methods
- Bibliography
- Digital reference services
- Genealogy
- Reference works
- Library reference desk
- Reference interview
- Research
[edit] Organizing and searching Wikipedia
- Wikipedia resources for researchers
- Wikipedia:Categorization
- Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Common words, searching for which is not possible
- Wikipedia:How to explore Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (and its subpages)
- Wikipedia:Searching
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
[edit] Scientometrics
- Bibliometrics
- Bradford's law
- Citation
- Data mining
- Impact factor
- Information retrieval
- Informetrics
- Peer review
- Scientometrics
- Web mining
- Webometrics
[edit] Selection and acquisition of library materials
- Children's literature
- Information explosion
- ISBN
- ISSN
- Library acquisitions
- Library collection development
- Literature
- Public Lending Right
- Young adult literature
[edit] Preservation
- Archive
- Archivist
- Book preservation
- Curator
- Digital preservation
- Library binding
- Mass deacidification
- Slow fires
[edit] Social and legal issues
- Banned books
- Censorship
- CONTU
- Copyright
- Freedom of Information Act
- Information access
- Intellectual freedom
- Intellectual property
- Library Bill of Rights
- Literacy
- New York Times Company v. Tasini
- REFORMA
- USA PATRIOT Act
[edit] Library resources
[edit] Information media
- Audio book
- Bibliographic database
- Book
- Braille book
- CD-ROM
- Codex
- Compact audio cassette
- Compact disc
- Ebook
- Gramophone record
- Information architecture
- Laserdisc
- Magnetic tape
- Manuscript
- Map
- Microfiche
- Microfilm
- Microprint
- Newsgroup
- Newspaper
- Pamphlet
- Phonograph cylinder
- Photograph
- Scroll (parchment)
- Sheet music
- Slide library
- Videotape
- Web site
- Wire recording
[edit] Types of publications
- Almanac
- Atlas
- Comic book
- Dictionary
- Encyclopedia
- Gazetteer
- Graphic novel
- Journal
- Lexicon
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Reference work
- Serial
- Series of books
- Telephone directory
- Thesaurus
[edit] Catalogs and indexes
- AACR2
- Accession number
- Authority control
- Bliss bibliographic classification
- Classification
- Collation
- Colon classification
- Colophon
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Controlled vocabulary
- Index
- International Standard Bibliographic Description
- Library catalog
- Library of Congress classification
- Machine Readable Cataloging
- OCLC
- OPAC
- Subject
- Universal Decimal Classification
- WorldCat
[edit] Electronic information storage and retrieval
- Boolean operator
- Database
- Data management
- Digital library
- Expert system
- Fuzzy logic
- Geographic Information System
- Glossary of information science terms (to be incorporated into separate articles)
- Human-computer interaction
- Information retrieval
- Invisible web
- Keyword
- Knowledge management
- Metadata
- OpenURL
- Precision
- Recall
- Record
- Webology
- ZING
[edit] Other library services and processes
- Bookmobile
- Interlibrary loan
- Library circulation
- Library technical services
- RFID
- Reference management software
[edit] Types of libraries
For examples of particular types of libraries, see the corresponding category.
- Academic library (Cat:Academic libraries)
- Archive (Cat:Archives)
- Digital library (Cat:Digital libraries)
- National library (Cat:National libraries)
- Public library (Cat:Public libraries) / Carnegie library
- Research library (Cat:Research libraries)
- Special library (Cat:Special libraries)
[edit] Notable people in library and information science
See also Category:Librarians and List of librarians
- Sanford Berman
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- William Warner Bishop
- Lee Pierce Butler
- John Cotton Dana
- Melvil Dewey
- John Fiske (librarian)
- Michael Gorman
- Seymour Lubetzky
- Eric Moon
- S. R. Ranganathan
- Jesse Shera
- Howard D. White
[edit] Library and information science lists
- List of almanacs
- List of books
- List of encyclopedias
- List of librarians
- List of libraries
- List of library and information science programs
- List of magazines
- List of national libraries
- List of newspapers
- List of university libraries
[edit] Professional organizations
- American Association of School Librarians
- American Library Association
- Association for Library Service to Children
- Association of Research Libraries
- Public Library Association
- Special Libraries Association
[edit] See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Librarians
- Category:Library sciences magazines
- Wikiproject BID (library, information, documentation) at the German Wikipedia
- Portail SID (information literacy and libraries) at the French Wikipedia.
- How to find a book on Wikibooks
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