Information Science

Informatics

The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of data through the application of computers.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of data through the application of computers.

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer specifics

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Information Systems (1979-2004)

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  1. L01w.313w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Informatics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048088. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048088
  2. Informatics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informatics
  3. Informatics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4027615