"Selection of documents in this book is largely the result of the work of the 1968 and 1969 ASIS Education Committees."

Information science : what is it? By H. Borko -- Of librarianship, documentation and information science / J.H. Shera -- Towards a metascience of information : informatology / K. Otten and A. Debons -- Scientific communication / A.M. Weinberg -- A general model of information transfer / J.W. Murdock and D.M. Liston, Jr -- Question-negotiation and information seeking in libraries / R.S. Taylor -- Research for psychologists at the interface of the scientist and his information system / E.B. Parker and W.J. Paisley -- The information center concept / F. Kertesz -- The automatic creation of literature abstracts / H.P. Luhn -- Automatic indexing / M.E. Maron -- Indexing and abstracting by association / L.B. Doyle -- The KWIC index concept / M. Fischer -- Selective dissemination of information / J.H. Connor -- The evaluation of retrieval systems / A.M. Rees -- Information storage and retrieval / B -- A. Lipetz -- The development and administration of automated systems in academic libraries / R. De Gennaro -- Language and machines / P.L. Gavin -- The analysis and design of information systems / H. Borko -- Technology and the future of copyright principle / L.B. Heilprin.