What distinguishes library science from other information science disciplines?
I don’t really separate library and information science. I think the boundaries are very fuzzy and that serves us well. Both are needed to design and constantly improve libraries and information services of all types. Our school is not departmentalized and students take courses that relate to both areas. I think of library science as specializing in library and information services and information science students as focusing somewhat more on the technology end of things, but the students have a lot of choice in the way they structure their program of study. What value do you think librarians offer in the Web/digital age? Library and information professionals are still the only ones in our society who are fully engaged in the provision of information services to organizations, communities and to society at large. Many other knowledge workers deal with information in one way or another, but this is different from information professionals who see this as their primary activity. In the d
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