Libraries and information
Library and information science is concerned with studying the life cycle of information, starting from its source (the author) through the channel used to transmit it (the container) and ending with its recipient (the beneficiary), as well as the devices and tools used to store, process, and retrieve it and the extent of benefit from them. Since its inception globally in 1876 AD, this science has relied on precise codified rules, and is based on established foundations and theories, which collectively aim to facilitate the acquisition of human knowledge and disseminate it among individuals. Society after collecting, controlling, documenting, preserving, and then retrieving it. In order...