601 suggestions
Ying:
\Brooks, B.C. (1980). The foundations of information science. Part I. Philosophical
aspects. Journal of Information Science, 2: 125-133. –the distinguished three worlds by
Popper are nicely used for an argument of the scope and role of information science and
also suggestive to librarians.
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Shannon, C.E., & Weaver, W. (1949). The mathematical theory of communication.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press. –describes information seeking/retrieval in a manner
of communication.
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Vikkari, P. (1994). Library and information science: its content and scope. Advances in
Librarianship. V.18: 1-55.
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Information & Information Science
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Rayward, W.B. (1996). The history and historiography of information science: some
reflections. Information Processing and Management, 32(1): 3-17. –provides historical
view of information science
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Saracevic, T. (1999). Information science. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science, 50 (12): 1051-1063. –provides a helicopter view of information
science with some highlighted concepts.
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White, H.D. & McCain, K.W. (1998). Visualizing a discipline: An author co-citation
analysis of information science, 1972-1995. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science, 49 (4): 327-355. –provides a nice picture of international structure
of information science through traditional bibliographic analyses.
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Buckland, M. (1991). Information and information systems. New York: Praeger. Chap.1
introduction, chap.4 knowledge and information, Chap.5 information as thing, & Chap.6
information in information systems. –addresses nicely the nature of information and the
reflection of the nature in IR systems.
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Machlup, F. & Mansfield, U. (1984) The study of information: Interdisciplinary
messages. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Chap.1 introduction. –pinpoints the
interdisciplinary nature of information science.
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Ellis, David. (1992). The physical and cognitive paradigms in information retrieval
research. Journal of documentation, 48(1): 45-64. –outlines the two major themes in IR
research and their relationship.
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Mizzaro, S. (1997). Relevance: The whole history. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science, 48 (9): 810-832. –provides a nice overview of the core concept in
information science.
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Librarianship
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Ranganathan SR (1957) The Five Laws of Library Science. Madras, India: The Madras
Library Association. –provides foundation for user-oriented librarianship and also is
suggestive to IR researchers and professionals.
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Shera, JH (1970) Sociological Foundations of Librarianship. New York: Asia Publishing
House. P.54-111. –pinpoints the social roles and responsibility of librarianship.
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Kuhlthau, C.C. (2004). Seeking meaning: a process approach to library and information
services. Westport, Conn.; London: Libraries Unlimited. Chap.1 The Constructive
Process in Library and Information Science Theory & chap.11 Process-Oriented Library
and Information Services. – provides a theoretical basis of how libraries may help their users.
by Yuelin
Readings suggested for 601 (Fall 2005)
Yuelin Li
LIS 1: Overview:
Hjorland B (2000). Library and information science: practice, theory, and philosophical
basis. Information Processing and Management, 36(3), 501-531..
Vakkari, P. (1994). Library and information science: its content and scope. In Advances
in librarianship, 18, (pp. 1-55).
LIS 2: History:
Boyd, R. W. (1996). The History and Historiography of Information Science; Some
Reflections. Information Processing & Management, 32 (1), 3-17 (from 610)
Bush, V. (1945). As we may think. Atlantic Monthly, 176, 1, 101-108.
Hawkins, D. T. (2001). Information science abstracts: Tracking the literature of
information science. Part 1: Definition and map. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology, 52 (1), 44-53.
Rayward, W.B. (2004). When and why is a pioneer: history and heritage in library and
information science. Library Trends, 52(4), 671-682.
Shera, J. & Cleveland, D. B. (1977). History and foundations of information science. In
M. E. Williams (Ed). Annual review of information science and technology: volume
12 (pp.249-275). White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc.
LIS 3, 4, 5 (about information science)
---Overview of information science
Buckland, M, & Liu, Z. (1998). History of information science. Retrieved Aug. 13, from
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~buckland/histis98.pdf.
Saracevic, T. (1999). Information Science. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science, 50(12), 1051-1063.
White, H. D., & McCain, K. W. (1998). Visualizing a discipline: an author co-citation
analysis of information science, 1972-1995. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science, 49(4), 327-355.
---Concepts of information science
Belkin, N. J. (1978). Information concepts for information science. Journal of
Documentation, 34(1): 55-85.
Brooks, B. C. (1980-81). The foundations of information science. Part I. Philosophical
aspects. Journal of Information Science, 2, 125-133.
Brooks, B. C. (1980-81). The foundations of information science. Part IV. Information
`science: the changing paradigm. Journal of Information Science, 3, 3-12.
---Paradigms
Belkin, N. J. (1990). The cognitive viewpoint in information science. Journal of
Information Science, 16, 11-15.
Dervin, B., & Nilan, M. (1986). Information needs and uses. Annual Review of
Information Science and Technology, 21, 3-33.
Ellis, D. (1992). The physical and cognitive paradigms in information retrieval research.
Journal of Documentation, 48, 45-64.
Frohmann, B. (1992). The power of images: a discourse analysis of the cognitive
viewpoint. Journal of Documentation, 48(4), 365-386.
Hjorland, B. & Albrechtsen, H. (1995). Toward a new horizon in information science:
domain analysis. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 46, 400425.
Jocob, E. K. & Shaw, D. (1998). Sociocognitive perspectives on representation. Annual
Review of Informaiton Science and Technology, 33, 131-185.
----Information seeking and behavior
Johnson, J. D. (2003). On contexts of information seeking. Information Processing and
Management, 39, 735-760.
Savolainen, R. (1995). Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information
seeking in the context of “Way of life”. Library and Information Science Research,
17, 259-294.
Wilson, T. D. (1999). Models in information behaviour research. Journal of
Documentation, 55(4), 249-270.
LIS 5, 6, 7 (about library science)
Harris, M. H. & Itoga, M. (1991). Becoming critical: for a theory of purpose and
necessity in American librarianship. In C. R. McClure & P. Hernon, Library and
information science research: perspectives and strategies for improvement (pp. 347157). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Herold, K. R. (2001). Librarianship and the Philosophy of Information. Library
Philosophy and Practice, 3(2). Retrieved Aug. 13, from
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/herold.html.
Ranganathan, S. R. (1957). The five laws of library science. London: Blunt and Sons,
Ltd.
from Tsai
Saracevic,Tefko (1999). Information Science. Journal of American Society for
Information Science, 50(12), 1051-1063
Belkin, Nicholas J. (1978) Progress in documentation: Information concept for
information science. Journal of Documentation, 34 (1), 55-85.
Shera, J. H. (1970). Sociological foundations of librarianship. Washington, D.C.: Asia
Publishing House, p.52-110.
Vakkari, Petti (1994). Library and information science: Its content and scope. Advances
in Librarianship, 18, 1-55.
Machlup, Fritz and Mansfield, Una ed. ( 1983). The study of information:
Interdisciplinary messages. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp.1-59.
Buckland, Michael (1991). Information and information systems. New York: Praeger,
chapter 1, 4, 5, 6.