Information science

Information science is an  field primarily concerned with the analysis, collection manipulation, storage, movement, dissemination, and protection of  Practitioners within the field study the application and usage of knowledge in along with the interaction between people, organizations and any existing i, with the aim of creating, replacing, improving, or understanding information systems. Information science is often (mistakenly) considered a branch of  however, it predates computer science and is actually a broad, interdisciplinary field, incorporating not only aspects of computer science, but often diverse fields such.

Information science should not be confused with. Information theory is the study of a particular mathematical concept of information. Information science as an academic discipline is often taught in combination with Library science as Library and Information Science. Library science as such is a field related to the dissemination of information through making use of the principles of information science. Information science deals with all the processes and techniques pertaining to the information life cycle, including capture, generation, packaging, dissemination, transformation, refining, repackaging, usage, storage, communication, protection, presentation etc. in any possible manner.