<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><bold>Aims:</bold> The paper focuses on the methodological frames of Library and Information Sciences vis-à-vis Web Science in the light of the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification. The roots of Library Science and Information Science in Humanities and Social Sciences are described. The technological revolution which took place during and after World War II enabled the development of a new mathematics- and engineering-oriented environment for information. On this basis such new research areas like Web Science emerged. It led to a change towards an interdisciplinary character of Information Science. Method: The OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification was analysed from the point of view of the Library and Information Science’s place in this classification.</p><p><bold>Solutions:</bold> In the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification Library Science has its independent place within Social Sciences while Information Science is dispersed between three main sections. It confirms the interdisciplinary character of Information Science and sets up its name as a superior covering traditional Information Science and all of new mathematics- and engineering- based research areas dealing with information. Although the name Web Science is not mentioned in this classification, we can assume that it is a sub-discipline of Information Science in the light of the OECD classification. Polish implications are mentioned.</p></abstract>

Aims: The paper focuses on the methodological frames of Library and Information Sciences vis-à-vis Web Science in the light of the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification. The roots of Library Science and Information Science in Humanities and Social Sciences are described. The technological revolution which took place during and after World War II enabled the development of a new mathematics- and engineering-oriented environment for information. On this basis such new research areas like Web Science emerged. It led to a change towards an interdisciplinary character of Information Science. Method: The OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification was analysed from the point of view of the Library and Information Science’s place in this classification.Solutions: In the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification Library Science has its independent place within Social Sciences while Information Science is dispersed between three main sections. It confirms the interdisciplinary character of Information Science and sets up its name as a superior covering traditional Information Science and all of new mathematics- and engineering- based research areas dealing with information. Although the name Web Science is not mentioned in this classification, we can assume that it is a sub-discipline of Information Science in the light of the OECD classification. Polish implications are mentioned.

Library and Information Science Vis-À-Vis Web Science in the Light of the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification

International Journal of Advanced Statistics and IT&C for Economics and Life Sciences

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Aims: The paper focuses on the methodological frames of Library and Information Sciences vis-à-vis Web Science in the light of the OECD Fields of Science and...

Library and Information Science Vis-À-Vis Web Science in the Light of the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification

Published Online: Mar 20, 2020

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijasitels-2019-0001

Keywords
Library Science, Information Science, Web Science, Internet Science, the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification

© 2019 Marta Grabowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Library and Information Science Vis-À-Vis Web Science in the Light of the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification

Published Online: Mar 20, 2020

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijasitels-2019-0001

KeywordsLibrary Science, Information Science, Web Science, Internet Science, the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification

© 2019 Marta Grabowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Library Science, Information Science, Web Science, Internet Science, the OECD Fields of Science and Technology Classification