The information infrastructure: libraries in context -- Information science: a service perspective -- Redefining the library: the impacts and implications of technological change -- Information policy: stakeholders and agendas -- Information policy as library policy: intellectual freedom -- Information organization: issues and techniques -- From past to present: the library's mission and its values -- Ethics and standards: professional practices in library and information science -- The library as institution: an organizational view -- Librarianship: an evolving profession -- Appendices.

In its newest edition, Foundations of Library and Information Science remains the field's essential resource.

Library and information science, or library or information studies, is the combination of information science and library science. Its function is to design and develop knowledge-organization systems. It uses tools of management and information technology to organize, collect, disseminate and preserve information resources. A primary aspect of this domain is the organization of information to serve the specific needs of readers. It is also concerned with the acquisition, evaluation and application of information by users within and outside libraries. Some of the significant areas of study in this discipline are interactive information retrieval, scholarly communication, bibliometrics, digital literacy, etc. This book aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of library and information science. While understanding the long-term perspectives of the topics, it makes an effort in highlighting their impacts as a modern tool for the growth of this field. This textbook is appropriate for those seeking detailed information in this area.

Theoretical examination of the role of the librarian in the communication process, together with a systematic study of higher education in library science and information science - examines the nature of communication and information systems, evaluates library schools in terms of curriculum, administrative aspects, etc., and includes the historical background of librarys and library schools. References.

Foundations of Library and Information Science starts with a conversation of the practice of librarianship, and shifts on to tackle the place of libraries within the broader point of view of the information superstructure, the development of information science, the expansion of information technologies, information policy in libraries, intellectual organization of libraries, the mission of libraries from past to present, and ethical aspects and principles between information providers and clients. The several types of libraries, their internal functions, and the major organizational issues they face are discussed.