Library and information science
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Library and information science (LIS)[1][2] are two interconnected disciplines that deal with the organization, access, collection, and regulation of information, both in physical and digital forms.[3]
These are two original disciplines, library science and information science, but they are within the same field of study.[4][5] Library science is applied information science.[6] Library science is both an application and a subfield of information science. However, it is common today to use the terms synonymously or to drop the term "library" and to speak about information departments or information schools (iSchools).[7] The organization of information and information resources is one of the fundamental aspects of LIS.[3][8]