Definition

1. Noun:
   • The academic and professional field concerned with the principles and practices of library administration and information services: "Library science" is the interdisciplinary study of the organization, management, preservation, and dissemination of information resources, typically within libraries and similar institutions.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She earned a master's degree in library science.
  • Advances in library science have transformed how archives are digitized and accessed.
  • The conference focused on current trends in library science.

Advanced Usage

• "Digital library science": A subfield focusing on the creation, management, and use of digital collections and online information systems.
  • His research in digital library science explores new metadata standards.

Variants and Related Words

• Library and Information Science (LIS): A common, broader term for the field that encompasses both traditional library science and information science.
  • Many university departments are now called Schools of Library and Information Science.

Synonyms

• Information science (in its broader, overlapping sense concerning information organization and retrieval).
• Bibliothec science (a less common, more archaic term).

Related Phrases

• "To study library science": To be enrolled in an academic program for this field.
  • She decided to study library science to become a public librarian.

Noun

1. the study of the principles and practices of library administration