Library and Information Studies (or Sciences) (LIS) is the science and practice dealing with the effective collection, storage, retrieval, and use of information. It is concerned with recordable information and knowledge, and the technologies and related services that facilitate their management and use. More specifically, information science is a field of professional practice and scientific inquiry addressing the effective communication of information and information objects, particularly knowledge records, among humans in the context of social, organizational, and individual need for and use of information. The domain of information science is the transmission of the universe of human knowledge in recorded form, centering on the manipulation (representation, organization, and retrieval) of information, rather than knowing information.
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The resources in this research guide support the research and teaching mission of the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (iSchool). The iSchool focuses broadly on the integration of information and technology and how these are accessed and used in a rapidly changing world. LIS is an interdisciplinary area of study. Although the majority of the resources for LIS align with the social sciences, resources for computer science, engineering, and meta-disciplines, such as education, may also be useful to researchers. The resources in this guide support LBSC and INST courses.
