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Table 1

Evolution of Library and Information Science (1965–2015)

Period	Dominant focus	Key topics	Research characteristics
1965–1985	Library-centered	Cataloguing, classification, indexing	Descriptive, practice-oriented
1985–1995	Transition phase	IR, online systems	Emerging empirical research
1995–2005	Digital and user-centered	Information seeking, digital libraries, bibliometrics	Growth of user studies
2005–2015	Information-centered	IR, information behavior	Empirical, diversified methods

Period	Dominant focus	Key topics	Research characteristics
1965–1985	Library-centered	Cataloguing, classification, indexing	Descriptive, practice-oriented
1985–1995	Transition phase	IR, online systems	Emerging empirical research
1995–2005	Digital and user-centered	Information seeking, digital libraries, bibliometrics	Growth of user studies
2005–2015	Information-centered	IR, information behavior	Empirical, diversified methods