Publisher's Synopsis
The Third Edition is a complete re-conceptualization of a classic work, containing almost all new material. Vastly broadened in scope, and integrated in design, this edition demonstrates both the unique characteristics and the growing unities of the several information fields. Often invisible to the broader society, the information disciplines determine much of what is available to these societies from their entire heritage of knowledge, culture, and entertainment. Containing the contributions of major researchers and practitioners in seven volumes, this third edition of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences expresses the growing convergence among the several disciplines that concern themselves with information and the cultural record. This unique resource brings together the latest knowledge by world-renowned experts in: Library and Information Science Archival Science; Museum Studies; Knowledge Management Digital Information; Records and Information Management; Information Systems; Informatics Social Studies of Information and the Cultural Record. Encyclopedia development has been supported and enriched by an Editorial Advisory Board of over 50 members from all component disciplines.
