informasjonsfag
Informasjonsfag is an interdisciplinary field that studies the creation, organization, storage, retrieval, distribution, and use of information. It combines elements from library and information science, information technology, knowledge management, and information policy to understand how information is produced, organized, and accessed in diverse settings. The field is taught at universities and colleges, including programs in Norway and other Scandinavian countries, with emphasis on both theoretical foundations and practical applications.
Core topics in informasjonsfag include information literacy, information behavior, information retrieval systems, metadata and cataloging, information
Education and career paths typically involve bachelor’s or master’s degrees in informasjonsfag or related information science
Historically, informasjonsfag emerged from library science and information systems, evolving in response to digital technologies and