%0 Journal Article %1 borko1968information %A Borko, H. %D 1968 %J American Documentation %K Informationswissenschaft irhhu retrieval systems %N 19 %P 3-5 %T Information science: What is it? – %V 19 %X Information science is that discipline that investigates the properties and behaviorof information, the forces governing the flow of information, and the means of processing information for optimumaccessibility and usability. It is concerned with that body of knowledge relating to the origination, collection, organization,storage, retrieval, interpretation, transmission, transformation, and utilization of information. This includes the investigation of information representation in both natural and artificial systems, the use of codes for efficient message transmission, and the study of information processing devices and techniques such as computers and their programming systems.

@article{borko1968information, abstract = {Information science is that discipline that investigates the properties and behaviorof information, the forces governing the flow of information, and the means of processing information for optimumaccessibility and usability. It is concerned with that body of knowledge relating to the origination, collection, organization,storage, retrieval, interpretation, transmission, transformation, and utilization of information. This includes the investigation of information representation in both natural and artificial systems, the use of codes for efficient message transmission, and the study of information processing devices and techniques such as computers and their programming systems.}, added-at = {2011-11-15T12:30:22.000+0100}, author = {Borko, H.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/241d651a1ab80e133f2b5a4215477d235/inwis}, interhash = {1b0a7bcbd02e7ec1712672dc77bf3037}, intrahash = {41d651a1ab80e133f2b5a4215477d235}, journal = {American Documentation}, keywords = {Informationswissenschaft irhhu retrieval systems}, number = 19, pages = {3-5}, timestamp = {2011-11-15T12:30:22.000+0100}, title = {Information science: What is it? –}, volume = 19, year = 1968 }