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Information science

Information Science or Informatics is the science of information. It is often, though not exclusively, studied as a branch of computer science and information technology and is related to database, ontology and software engineering.

Information science is primarily concerned with the structure, creation, management, storage, retrieval, dissemination and transfer of information, for future use. Information science also studies the application of information in organizations, on its usage and the interaction between people, organizations and information systems. Within information science attention has been given in recent years to human computer interaction (HCI) and to the ways people generate, use and find information.

See also

• Bioinformatics -- Informatics in Biology, especially Genomics
• Cheminformatics -- Informatics in Chemistry and Drug Discovery
• Ecoinformatics -- Informatics in Ecology and Environmental science
• Neuroinformatics -- Informatics in Neuroscience.
• Medical informatics -- Informatics in Medicine and Healthcare
• Library and information science -- Informatics in Libraries
• Knowledge management -- Informatics and Knowledge

External links

• What does Informatics mean?
• What is Informatics at Edinburgh?

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