Relationships between communication and Information science

Authors

  • Sônia Domingues Santos Brambilla Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml
  • Rita do Carmo Ferreira Laipelt Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml
  • Sônia Elisa Caregnato Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml
  • Ida Regina C. Sumpf Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/c&i.v10i2.10789

Keywords:

Information science. commu - nication.postgraduate studies. interfaces.

Abstract

This paper is a result of studies aboutthe relationships between Communica-tion and Information Science, developedby the Scientific Communication Groupfrom PPGCOM/UFRGS. It involvedtesting a methodology to identify interfacesbetween Communication and InformationScience, through the analysis ofresearch lines descriptions of Communi-cation and Information Postgraduate Pro-grams in Brazil. The results showed thattechnology, organization, representationand information management are con-vergence areas in the two fields, althoughpresenting different approaches. Both sci-ences are enlarging their interdisciplinaryborders: Information Science is directingitself to social subjects and Communica-tion to the use of information resourcesand techniques, thus delineating fresh ap-proaches for the appearance of new para-digms.

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Published

2010-08-11

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How to Cite

BRAMBILLA, S. D. S. et al. Relationships between communication and Information science. Comunicação & Informação, v. 10, n. 2, p. 21–33, 11 Aug.2010.