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The difference between information science and library science
Information science and library science are two similar but different disciplines. This paper will discuss their differences from many aspects.

Theoretical sources

Many theories of information science come from library science.

query station

Information science in a broad sense includes almost all aspects of library science information service, information retrieval, information consultation and information reference.

intersection

The interdisciplinary subjects of information science and library science are: information retrieval, information service and information basic theory.

research direction

At present, information science is knowledge management, knowledge transfer, competitive intelligence and information analysis, which mainly focuses on enterprise development and national and regional competitiveness research; At present, the focus of library science research is reading research, information service, public library research and public information literacy.

Technology integration

Information science is more and more integrated with computer technology and social science theory, and there are more and more overlapping fields. There are more and more IT talents in libraries, such as digital library research, library network technology research, information retrieval technology and optimization.

Education system

The undergraduate stage is information management and information system, and the postgraduate stage is divided into two ways: one is information science, the other is management science and engineering. At the same time, there are few undergraduate education in library science in China, and most of them are offered at the postgraduate level.