Whither Information Science in France?

International audienceInformation science (IS) in France forms part of an inter-discipline named 'Information & Communication Sciences' (ICS), officially recognized as an academic discipline in the French higher education system in 1972. There is a diffuse belief among its academic community that the Anglophone conception of IS is very different from theirs because it is supposedly rooted in Shannon's mathematical theory of communication while the French conception is more rooted in the social sciences and humanities, owing to the literary origins of its founding figures (Robert Escarpit, Roland Barthes, Jean Meyriat). However, a review of the international literature shows that there are no profound distinctions in theories and paradigms underlying research in IS whether undertaken by French or by Anglophone researchers. The differences that do exist are surface level, due mainly to political and institutional factors. These factors also account for the poor state of IS in France today. Indeed, the institutional recognition and development of the field was not grounded upon the foundational works of the pioneers of documentation and IS in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Paul Otlet, Henri Lafontaine, Suzanne Briet). Another factor which has had a lasting impact on the French IS landscape were the inconsistent government policies implemented from the early 1970s till the late 1990s which led to a narrowing down of focus of IS to Scientific and technical information (STI) only, thus orienting the field towards a technological agenda. This in turn affected the direction higher education training and research took in the first three decades. Finally, but not the least adverse factor, the cohabitation of IS with communication science in the same inter-discipline has made it more difficult for the former to affirm its identity and exist as a recognized academic field in France

ASIS&T SIG-III's 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication

Book published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III). As part of the celebrations for the 75th ASIS&T anniversary and 30th anniversary of SIG-III), this special commemorative publication was created. In this anniversary publication, current and past SIG-III officers attempt to capture some of the SIG-III activities and highlight the challenges as well as the successes that the ASIS&T community has had in the last 30 years

The Cowl - v.26 - n.5 - Oct 23, 1963

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 26, Number 5 - October 23, 1963. 8 pages

Interface, Spring 2009

The Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature is experiencing a resurgence this year as its new board of directors infuses the organization with new life, a refined mission and bylaws, and an outreach agenda that sets it on a course for national preeminence. Humanities Tennessee, a grant-making organization funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, already considers the CCYAL a well-established and effective regional advocate for children’s literature and the related intellectual capital, according to acting director Dr. Jinx Watson

Special Libraries, September 1975

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Special Libraries, Winter 1986

Volume 77, Issue 1https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1986/1000/thumbnail.jp

Special Libraries, September 1976

Volume 67, Issue 9https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1976/1007/thumbnail.jp

The Observer Vol. 5, Issue No. 6, 04/1963

Public Affairs Club To Sponsor Regional Seminar Here May 2 -- Student Senate Ratified Here -- Haitian Studying Here At GSTC -- Priscilla Brooks Elected Senate President, 1963-64 -- Focus On Gorham State -- Vietnamese Situation Reviewed -- Dr. Kerr In Kentucky Conference -- Specialist In Physical Fitness Recent Speakerhttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/observer/1011/thumbnail.jp