...Sirje Virkus; Emmanouel Garoufallou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study exploring the emerging field of data science from the library and information science (LIS) perspective. Design/methodology/approach Content analysis of research publications on data...

... science. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the study that explored the field of data science from the library and information science (LIS) perspective. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of research publications on data science was made on the basis of papers published...

...Maja Žumer Edited by Melanie J.   Norton . Introductory Concepts in Information Science (2nd ed.) . Medford, NJ : Information Today   2010 . 210 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐57387‐394‐9   US$49.50 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Information science...

.... There are some interesting conclusions on comparison of MeSH with free‐text vocabulary. While this reviewer is strongly in favour of interdisciplinary collaboration, this chapter needs tighter editing to focus on IS content. Edited by Blaise   Cronin . Annual Review of Information Science...

...Maja Žumer Information retrieval, arguably the most known area of information science theory and practice, is covered in several chapters. The first is “On the history of evaluation” by Stephen Robertson, identifying major projects and experiments. This is followed by an analysis of visual...

...) are handled in an electronic environment. Findings The paper discovers that considerable technical knowledge and experience are required to carry out those same functions in an electronic environment and suggests a redefinition of information sciences as information engineering. Research limitations...

...Mary A. Burke One opens a new volume of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) with a sense of anticipation, wondering how the scope of the coverage of the discipline will have evolved, what previous topics will be revisited and what new areas will be introduced...

... to describe briefly new design and evaluation methods in which extensive attention is dedicated to the users and their behaviours and conditions. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes the form of a literature review with particular concentration on the efforts made by information science researchers...

...Sirje Virkus Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences of the Institute of Information Studies of Tallinn University in introducing ICT, including Web 2.0 technologies, in library and information science education, and to explore the role that these can play in new models...

...Ian Anderson; Lucy A. Tedd; Mary A. Burke Edited by Blaise   Cronin . Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) Volume 39 . Medford NJ on behalf of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) : Information Today, Inc.   2004 . 704 pp...