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Purpose
This philosophical essay aims to explore the concept of information science.
Design/methodology/approach
The philosophical argumentation is composed of five phases. It is based on clarifying the meanings of its basic concept “data”, “information” and “knowledge”.
Findings
The study suggests that the name of the field “information science” should be changed to “knowledge science”.
Originality/value
The paper offers reflections on the explored phenomena of information science.
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2006
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