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Outline of library and information science
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<p>The following <a href="/facts/Outline_(list)/uUpf6Jh6">outline</a> is provided as an overview of and topical guide to library and information science: </p><p><a href="/facts/Library_and_information_science/sQAvSYKL">Library and information science</a> (LIS) is the <a href="/facts/Library_science/AHbDQG5d">scientific study</a> of issues related to <a href="/facts/Library/hvdQNTtS">libraries</a> and the information fields. This includes academic studies regarding how library resources are used and how people interact with library systems. The organization of knowledge for efficient retrieval of relevant information is also a major research goal of library science. Being interdisciplinary, it overlaps with <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, various <a href="/facts/Social_sciences/hAbm1xtD">social sciences</a>, <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a>, and systems analysis. </p>