Information Science

"Information Science"by: Tefko Saracevic
I welcomed discussion on this one because several of the terms used in this reading just confused me more. Tefko explains the differences in librarianship and information science well, including giving us some insight into the important figures in the fields of information and computer science. As Sunny Kim explained as the guest lecturer this past week, the definition of information science has become more blurry in the last couple of decades. Sunny stated in her lecture that in the 1980's many of the figures in the field of information science tried to make themselves for people oriented and to align themselves more with library science. As technology advanced, users could find more information for themselves meaning that the focus of the information scientist had to change to meet these needs. Library science is simply more focused on the intersection of the people, information, and technology and how they work together. I believe I just needed a diagram to understand these complex concepts. Tefko did a good job explaining these descrepencies but it seems that I come from a different world than he does and may need a little more help to understand his thoughts completely.