information science
noun
: the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge treated both as a pure and as an applied science
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Eighty-three percent of individuals with Ph.D.’s in computer and information sciences in the U.S. who perform research and development as a major work activity are foreign-born, according to an NFAP analysis.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Lee was studying material engineering and Song was studying library information science.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
International students account for 71% of the full-time graduate students in computer and information sciences and 73% of the full-time graduate students in electrical and computer engineering at U.S. universities and are prominent in work on artificial intelligence.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Women are also underrepresented in the STEM workforce and among degree recipients in engineering and computer and information sciences.
—Sharon Tettegah, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Lee was studying material engineering and Song was studying library information science.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
International students account for 71% of the full-time graduate students in computer and information sciences and 73% of the full-time graduate students in electrical and computer engineering at U.S. universities and are prominent in work on artificial intelligence.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Women are also underrepresented in the STEM workforce and among degree recipients in engineering and computer and information sciences.
—Sharon Tettegah, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for information science
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“Information science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20science. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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