TY - JOUR
AU - Birger Hjørland
AB - Scholars have uncovered abundant data about the history of the term “information,” as well as some of its many combined phrases (e.g., “information science,” “information retrieval,” and “information technology”). Many other compounds that involve “information” seem, however, not to have a known origin yet. In this article, further information about the phrase “information storage and retrieval” is provided. Knowing the history of terms and their associated concepts is an important prescription against poor terminological phrasing and theoretical confusion.
BT - Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology
IS - 6
LA - English
N1 - Concludes that the phrase "information storage and retrieval” originated about 1950.
N2 - Scholars have uncovered abundant data about the history of the term “information,” as well as some of its many combined phrases (e.g., “information science,” “information retrieval,” and “information technology”). Many other compounds that involve “information” seem, however, not to have a known origin yet. In this article, further information about the phrase “information storage and retrieval” is provided. Knowing the history of terms and their associated concepts is an important prescription against poor terminological phrasing and theoretical confusion.
PY - 2015
SP - 1299
EP - 1302
T2 - Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology
TI - The Phrase Information Storage and Retrieval (IS&R): An Historical Note
VL - 66
ER -