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library and information science

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Summary

library and information science is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 1,024 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #137 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as academic degree[4].
  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as interdisciplinary science[5].
  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as library science term[6].
  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as information science term[7].
  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as documentation science term[8].
  • library and information science's instance of is recorded as academic major[9].
  • library and information science is a type of information science[10].
  • library and information science is a type of library science[11].
  • library and information science is a type of documentation science[12].
  • library and information science's Commons category is recorded as Library and information science[13].
  • library and information science comprises information science[14].
  • library and information science comprises library science[15].
  • library and information science comprises documentation science[16].
  • library and information science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Library and information science[17].
  • library and information science's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Library and information science[18].
  • library and information science's topic has template is recorded as Template:LibraryandInformation-TopicSidebar[19].
  • library and information science's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'BID'}[20].
  • library and information science's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LIS'}[21].
  • library and information science's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'KIT'}[22].
  • library and information science's has list is recorded as Glossary of library and information science[23].
  • library and information science's practiced by is recorded as library and information scientist[24].
  • library and information science's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of library and information science[25].
  • library and information science's P10203 is recorded as 3309[26].

Why It Matters

library and information science draws 1,024 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #137 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ASC Leiden Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . All Science Journal Classification Codes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Formigable · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Library and information science
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bs', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', 'hu', '
    Sitelink count → 30
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Topic's main category: Category:Library and information science, Moving from outline of library and information science"
  2. 22w ago · Mzfoya · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Library and information science
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'BID'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LIS'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'KIT'}
    Sciencedirect topic id → —
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → —
    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Isko encyclopedia of knowledge organization id: lis"
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