Informationswissenschaft: eigenständige Disziplin oder bloßes Label?

Information science in Germany is undergoing a transformation as several information science institutes have been closed. There are still three locations where information science can be studied. The authors of the article note that information science lacks a professional canon, which poses difficulties for graduates in the job market. The training content is often focused on library activities and lacks in-depth research. The handling of open access is criticized, and the question is raised whether an information science perspective on it would be meaningful. Information science should evolve towards computer science and develop a canonical self-understanding in order to exist as an independent discipline. [Extracted from the article]