Service Science and the Information Professional(English, Electronic book text, de Grandbois Yvonne)

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Service Science and the Information Professional(English, Electronic book text, de Grandbois Yvonne) is written by de Grandbois Yvonne and published by Elsevier Science & Technology (Digital). It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1780633130 (ISBN 10) and 9781780633138 (ISBN 13).

As we transition to a service and information-based economy, information specialists are projected onto the leading edge of an emerging science. Service Science and theInformation Professional demonstrates how the power of this new transdisciplinary field can inform and transform the current information professional world. Service Science is about people, technology, information, and organizations. Service Science can be of great benefit to Information Centres everywhere, and Information Service outlets can be a tremendous field of research for this new science. iSchools and Schools of Information Studies can join Computer Science, Engineering and Business Schools in receiving research grants for the development of Service Science. Information professionals need to know this new discipline and be inspired to participate in it. Describes service science and its increasing relevance as a disciplineProvides relevant information to those pursuing interests in Information science, Information literacy, service science, and information managementillustrates that the transition to a service and information-based economy will require libraries to deal with both information and servicesExplains why information professionals need to know more about this emerging fieldShows the value of research, and the importance of participating in this field