情じょう報ほう学がく

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Meanings

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Academic field concerned with the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information.

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He is majoring in information science at university.

情じょう報ほう学がくの研けん究きゅうは図と書しょ館かんのデジタル化かに役やく立だっている。

Research in informatics is contributing to the digitization of libraries.

情じょう報ほう科か学がく
情報科学 is often used interchangeably with 情報学, but can emphasize the scientific and computational aspects more strongly.
情じょう報ほう工こう学がく
情報工学 focuses on the engineering and applied technology side of information processing, while 情報学 is broader and includes theoretical and social aspects.

Compound of 情報 (information) and 学 (study, -ology). A modern academic term.

図と書しょ館かん情じょう報ほう学がく

library and information science