Library science
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Overview
Library and information studies covers a wide range of topics within the information domain including:
- Indexing and cataloguing
- Data analysis and visual analytics
- Collection management
- Information retrieval
- Information systems and information design
- Digital resource management and preservation
- Digital images and collections
- Digital literacy
How this affects IA
Library and information professionals have expertise in accessing, analyzing, organizing, evaluating, preserving, researching and presenting information found in all types of formats.
Someone with the library and information studies background has:
- a strong understanding of information as a medium, its challenges, how people perceive, interpret and search for information
- the skills necessary to implement effective organization systems, understand the importance of good metadata and know how search engines work
- the ability to synthesise complex information into concrete concepts that reflect the needs of the audience
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