Introduction to Information Science by David Bawden

Introduction to Information Science Reviews

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  Vojtěch

  Moje nová bible! Jestliže chcete zjistit, co vše je informační věda a jak profesionálové pracují s informacemi, tato kniha vám dá ucelené poznatky z různých úhlů pohledu. Navíc obsahuje spoustu praktických příkladů, vizuálních grafů a odkazů na přidruženou literaturu. Toto je zkrátka kniha nabitá informacemi o informacích od A až do Z.
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  Kassie

  I don't love being the person who puts their school books on their lists.. but I have been feeling bad about not doing as much reading, and today I finished the last chapter of this and thought 'fuck it'. Get the book count up.
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  Steph Rowan

  This was painful to get through. It serves well as a bibliography of bibibliographies, but not as a text book. Every chapter can be boiled down to: we have nothing to say about this, but here's a list of sources that do have something to say.
  
  The editing was terrible and I suggest the author do a little studying on learning and development to make the information more palatable to the human brain. Or get an editor who actually specializes in content creation.
  
  I realize this industy has a big gap in literature and the author was attempting to fill that gap. This book is not the solution.
  It came off as intellectual back patting for concepts that are incredibly simple.
  
  It would be useful in an ebook format if the sources they mentioned were hyperlinked.
  
  I would be interested in looking at the author's other books to see if this one was a fluke, but I'm not a masochist either.
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  Sarah

  Good Information Science primer text to have on the shelf for quick reference.
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  Kristen

  Good introductory text to the subject. Easy enough to grasp.
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  Crystal

  Engaging overviews accompanied by extensive bibliographies
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  Sam

  A very accessible and well-written overview of the field. I will definitely be revisiting this book in the future for the recommended key readings and references.
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  Kristi

  Good theory based intro to IS.
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  Kristen Barenthaler

  Good textbook for an introduction to the study of information sciences. A little confusing at times due to over-referencing instead of just giving the information necessary to understand the topics.
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  zachary

  Not exactly a light read by any means but very interesting and educational.
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  Mira Meteo

  This is boring, I think I need to find a lighter introductory book before digging into this theory-heavy one.
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  Erica

  Great book for future librarians
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  Adrian Heok

  One of the most balanced and inspiring introduction to the field of study. Many self respecting teacher would never recommend a text book, believing that journal papers and proceedings of conferences provide the most up to date sources for use in the classroom. But this particular textbook provides not just the latest in the discipline's evolution but points to the many critical issues that are being discussed by the community. Highly recommended as a veritable vade mecum for all who wants to plough in the frontier of this dynamic meta-discipline.
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  Aaron

  We didn't finish the book before my class was done but I did find it interesting especially the last half of the book we studied. The theory was a bit much for me but I finally (I Think) got the gist of it but Once laid out in practical senses I think it made more since. Over all a decent read. Definitely not night time before bed reading but decent.
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  Elysa

  I read this textbook in an introductory graduate course in information sciences. The book was easy to read, informative, broad in coverage, and well organized. I even cited in my other courses, and I plan to keep it to use for future reference as it is easy to find information in it, has a great bibliography, and provides quick overviews of important topics for the field.