Mission and Information: What Business Are We in?.

Wilson, Pauline

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Publication Date: 1988

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Mission and Information: What Business Are We in?

Wilson, Pauline

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v14 n2 p82-86 May 1988

Discusses the problem of differentiating librarianship from other information-related occupations. Several models used to define the concept of information are presented; and the relationships of information to knowledge, information science, library science, and the mission of the academic library are explored. (34 notes with references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Science, Information Technology, Institutional Mission, Library Role, Library Schools, Models, Policy Formation

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Media Staff; Practitioners

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