Interdisciplinary nature of information science
Tefko Saračević · 1995
The aim ofthe paperis to discuss the nature and trends in interdisciplinary relations of information science. At the beginning, the origin and social background of informafion science are presented, followed by a description of the evolution of information retrieval (IR), the main activity in information science. The evolution of interdisciplinary relations is evaluated in respect to four fields librarianship, computerscience, cognitive science, including Artificial Intelligence, and communication. In the conclusions, the challenges to information science are presented in respect to three critical issues and pressures : contemporary social changes, technological revolution, and interdisciplinary changes. Information science has a role to play in these critical issues.