A ciência da informação entre sombra e luz: domínio epistemológico e campo interdisciplinar.

Abstract

Estudo dos conceitos, métodos, princípios, leis e teorias da Ciência da Informação, sob a abordagem da Epistemologia histórica, abrangendo. desde a sua gênese até os dias atuais, num processo evolutivo que reflete as suas dimensões sociais e tecnológicas. Discussão de seus fundamentos, disciplinas constituintes e relações. interdisciplinares, tendo como base empírica o ARIST - Annual Review of Information Science and Technology. A Ciência da Informação se inscreve entre os novos campos do conhecimento da sociedade da informação, caracterizados por também novas exigências teóricas.

[en] Information Science is analysed in its concepts, methods, principles, laws and heories. The approach adopted was historic Epistemology and the study from its genesis to our days. The evolution process which reflects its genesis to our days. The evolution process wich reflects its social and technological dimensions was stressed. The empirical basic of research was the publication ARIST - Annual Review of Information Science and Technology which gave the means to discuss the interdisciplinary relations, fundamental basic and its areas. Information science is among the new fields of Knowledge in the Information Society which is characterized by new theoretical demands. RÉSUMÉ: Étude des concepts, méthodes, principes, lois et théories de la science de l’Information, par approche de l”Épistémologie historique, comprennant dès sa génèse jusqui’aujourd’hui dans un procès évolutif qui miroitte ses. dimensions sociale et téchnologique. Discussion de ses fondements, disciplines constitutives et rélations interdisciplinaires appuyée aussi, empiriquement, sur l’ARIST - Annual Review of Information Science and Technology.

La Science de l”Information s’inscrit parmi les nouveaux domains de connaissance de la société de l’information caractérisé par aussi des. nouvelles exigences théoriques