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the study of the nature, collection, and management of information and of its uses, especially involving computer storage and retrievals.

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How to use information science in a sentence

The directorate would be focused on key technology areas, including artificial intelligence and quantum information science.
Mobilizing MIT voices on the Hill|Stephanie M. McPherson, SM ’11|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“It means you can’t discern fact from fiction and that make your decisions based on emotions rather than rationality,” said Heidi Julien, professor of information science in the Department of Information Science at the University at Buffalo.
Far-right sources on Facebook get more engagement than any other political posts, study finds|Lateshia Beachum|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Citizens, perhaps, need to feel like they can communicate something to science.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST

Like many trans users, Transartist often gets used as a source of information more than anything else.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I heard Jeffrey was interested in supporting science and I contacted him,” Krauss said.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As the weeks wore on, the pretence of practical teaching was quietly dropped, and we crammed our science out of the text-book.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I cannot see in science, nor in experience, nor in history any signs of such a God, nor of such intervention.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
This information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Science teaches that man existed during the glacial epoch, which was at least fifty thousand years before the Christian era.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Probably his Private Secretary, considering you a new man, will have failed to furnish the necessary information.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for information science

information science

noun

the science of the collection, evaluation, organization, and dissemination of information, often employing computers

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Scientific definitions for information science

information science

[ ĭn′fər-mā′shən ]

The scientific study of the gathering, manipulation, classification, storage, and retrieval of recorded knowledge. Information science involves the development and analysis of methods of classifying information, as in a library's card catalog, as well as the use of computer systems for archiving information and identifying and retrieving information relevant to specific purposes. Information science also deals with the history of recorded information in various writing systems and media such as papyrus, paper, and microfiche.

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