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The last several years have seen a marked upturn in society’s use of electronic information as the internet has greatly altered the very nature of information access. Although academics and professionals in the library and information sciences (LIS) seek ways of improving the connection between individuals and information, public perceptions often question the importance of LIS-based work in a world where everything is so freely and readily available online.
Therefore, the question becomes how relevant is the library and information science degree today in the world of electronic information? Using the theoretical framework of system theory and cybersemiotics, this chapter seeks to investigate the importance of LIS in the growing discipline of the digital humanities (DH). More specifically by focusing on data analytics, this chapter will demonstrate the practicality of LIS in an online environment and its necessity in giving information structure and meaning.
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Lee, H. (2017). Is It Worth It? The Library and Information Science Degree in the Digital Humanities. In: Hai-Jew, S. (eds) Data Analytics in Digital Humanities. Multimedia Systems and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54499-1_12
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