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Relationship Between Documentation and Library Science

Friends,

            Please share your views regarding the relation between Documentation and Library Sc. Is Documentation is a part of Library Sc, or Lib sc is the the part of Documentation? Pls mention the relational aspect of those subject, if possible.

Regards,

Surajit.

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Library science is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources;

Historically, library science has also included archival science. This includes how information resources are organized to serve the needs of select user group, how people interact with classification systems and technology, how information is acquired, evaluated and applied by people in and outside of libraries as well as cross-culturally, how people are trained and educated for careers in libraries, the ethics that guide library service and organization, the legal status of libraries and information resources, and the applied science of computer technology used in documentation and records management.

Library and information science (LIS) (sometimes given as the plural library and information sciences) or as "library and information studies") is a merging of library science and information science.

Documentation science, or documentation studies, is the study of the recording and retrieval of information. Documentation science gradually developed into the broader field of information science.

So, finally Documentation Science is part of the Library Science.

both are little bit different but from the ultimate moto is same i.e from identification to dissemination

Dear Sri Surajit,

Thanks for your post.
As we all are familiar about the definition of Documentation by Dr. Ranganathan, "... Pin-pointed,
Exhaustive,
Expeditious
service of
Recent
Micro Thoughts.."

So you can see by yourself, the attributes assigned by the great scholar! If you can get the book, Documentation & its Facets by SRR, you will see all these things explained in the part B.

Besides, Prof. B. Guha in his book "Documentation & Information: Services, Techniques & Systems" has adequately explained this issue (Documentation Vs. Library Science) in the very first chapter entitled The 'Concept of Documentation'(pp.1-15)
I refrained from explaining the issue as I sincerely want you to go through these two books as they will help shaping your understanding about the basics of these subjects (and not the issues merely!)

[As a person of so called "old school" I often urge people to keep away from web materials in the very first place as the only source, rather I feel reading the original resource helps more that is why I am not providing any 'link' for short-cut information]

I am absolutely confident that both these two books are available in Library Science Depts. at any University.

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray, Calcutta

Dear Mr. Siddhartha sir,
thanx for referring me the 2 very significant publication in LIS for reading. Sir, I have alrdy collected the book of B.Guha from Kolkata Metropolitan library and started reading. the another book I am searching...

Regards,
Surajit.

Thanks Sri Surajit,

I am happy to learn that you could get Prof. Guha's book.

Please go through Prof. Guha's book. At our time(some 30+ years ago!) it was regarded as unputdownable for M.Lib.Sc. course.

As I presume majority of M.L.I.Sc. students (specially deputed from Research Institutes under CSIR/ICAR/ICMR etc.) bought that book either personally or for their respective libraries. It was so helpful in rendering effective service at our workplaces in those days. As you will go through it you will certainly discover it contain s texts which are unique blend of strong theoretical discourses with excellent practical explanations.

Regarding the SRR's book, now I should confide that the part I mentioned earlier (part B) is available online too!!

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray, Calcutta

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