Outline of library and information science
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to library science:
Library science – study of issues related to libraries and the information fields. This includes academic studies regarding how library resources are used and how people interact with library systems. The organization of knowledge for efficient retrieval of relevant information is also a major research goal of library science. Being interdisciplinary, it overlaps with computer science, various social sciences, statistics, and systems analysis. It is also called "library and information science", abbreviated "LIS".
Essence of library science
Branches of library science
- Archival science
- Bibliographic databases
- Cataloging
- Library instruction
- Preservation
- Readers' advisory
- Reference
Types of library-science professionals
- Librarian
- Application specialist – see integrated library system
- Cataloguing librarian – see library catalog
- Collections librarian – see library collection development
- Electronic resources librarian – see electronic resource management
- Law librarian – expert in legal research
- Metadata librarian – see metadata
- Reference librarian – helps patrons with research
- Research instruction librarian – see library instruction
- Teacher-librarian
- Archivist
- Curator
- Indexer
- Information architect
- Information broker
- Prospect researcher
- Records manager (see Records management)
History of library science
Types of libraries
- Academic library
- Archive
- Digital library
- National library
- Public library
- Research library
- Special library
Library resources
Information media
- Audiobook
- Bibliographic database
- Book
- Bookmark
- Braille book
- CD-ROM
- Codex
- Compact audio cassette
- Compact disc
- Digital audiobook
- DVD
- Ebook
- Gramophone record
- Information architecture
- Laserdisc
- Magnetic tape
- Manuscript
- Map
- Microfiche
- Microfilm
- Microprint
- Newsgroup
- Newspaper
- Pamphlet
- Phonograph cylinder
- Photograph
- Scroll (parchment)
- Sheet music
- Slide library
- Videotape
- Web site
- Wire recording
Types of publications
- Academic journal
- Almanac
- Atlas
- Comic book
- Dictionary
- Encyclopedia
- Gazetteer
- Graphic novel
- Lexicon
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Reference work
- Serial
- Series of books
- Telephone directory
- Thesaurus
Catalogs and indexes
- AACR2
- Accession number
- Authority control
- Bliss bibliographic classification
- Classification
- Collation
- Colon classification
- Colophon
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Controlled vocabulary
- Index
- International Standard Bibliographic Description
- Library catalog
- Library of Congress Classification
- Machine Readable Cataloging
- NUCMC
- OCLC
- OPAC
- Resource Description and Access
- Subject
- Universal Decimal Classification
- WorldCat
Electronic information storage and retrieval
- Boolean expression
- Database
- Data management
- Digital library
- Expert system
- Fuzzy logic
- Geographic Information System
- Glossary of information science terms (to be incorporated into separate articles)
- Human-computer interaction
- Information retrieval
- Integrated library system
- Invisible web
- Keyword
- Knowledge management
- Metadata
- OpenURL
- Precision
- Recall
- Record
Library operations and management
Research methods
- Bibliography
- Digital reference services
- Genealogy
- Reference works
- Library reference desk
- Reference interview
- Research
Organizing and searching Wikipedia
- Wikipedia resources for researchers
- Wikipedia:Categorization
- Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Common words, searching for which is not possible
- Wikipedia:How to explore Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (and its subpages)
- Wikipedia:Searching
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
Scientometrics
- Bibliometrics
- Bradford's law
- Citation
- Data mining
- Impact factor
- Information retrieval
- Informetrics
- Peer review
- Scientometrics
- Web mining
- Webometrics
Selection and acquisition of library materials
- Children's literature
- Information explosion
- ISBN
- ISSN
- Library acquisitions
- Library collection development
- Literature
- Public Lending Right
- Young adult literature
Preservation
Other library services and processes
- Bookmobile
- Interlibrary loan
- Library circulation
- Library portal
- Library technical services
- RFID
- Reference management software
Politics of library science
Legal issues
- Censorship
- Copyright
- Intellectual freedom
- Intellectual property
- Intellectual property rights
- Intellectual freedom
- Legal deposit
- Library Bill of Rights
- Open access (publishing)
- Public lending right
- Serials crisis
Laws
Legal precedents
Social issues
- Decreased funding for established libraries
- Digital divide
- Digitization
- Education for librarianship
- Information access
- Information and communication technologies (ICT's)
- Sustainability and ICT's
- Information explosion
- Information policy
- Information literacy
- Information Society
- Literacy
- Remote access
Education and training
Academic courses in library science
- Collection management
- Cataloging and classification
- Database management
- Information architecture
- Information systems and technology
- Knowledge management
- List of Library Science schools
- Management
- Preservation
- Reference
- Research methods
- Statistics
Professional organizations
- American Association of School Librarians
- American Library Association
- Australian Library and Information Association
- Canadian Library Association
- Association for Library Service to Children
- Association of Research Libraries
- International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
- Public Library Association
- Special Libraries Association
Notable people in library science
- Sanford Berman
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- William Warner Bishop
- Lee Pierce Butler
- John Cotton Dana
- Melvil Dewey
- John Fiske (librarian)
- Michael Gorman
- Seymour Lubetzky
- Eric Moon
- Paul Evan Peters
- S. R. Ranganathan
- Jesse Shera
- Howard D. White
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries
- Category:Library science journals
- Category:Library science magazines
- Wikiproject BID (library, information, documentation) at the German Wikipedia
- Portail SID (information literacy and libraries) at the French Wikipedia.
- How to find a book on Wikibooks
- Document management system
- Grey literature
- History of Public Library Advocacy
- Informatics
- Library of Congress
- Library anxiety
- OCLC
- Preservation: Library and Archival Science
- Public Library Advocacy
- Serials, periodicals and journals
- The works of Michael Gorman
External links
library science at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
- This outline displayed as a mindmap, at wikimindmap.com
- Visualizing Library and Information Science from the practitioner’s perspective
- LISNews.org Librarian and Information Science News
- LISWire.com Librarian and Information Science Wire
- Template:Dmoz
History
- Jefferson's Library - Exhibition including a sample page from "Catalog of Library of Thomas Jefferson"
- Chronology of information science and technology - From the 17th to the 20th century
- Chronology of chemical information science
- Information science pioneers - Biographies of pioneers and famous information scientists