在新韦氏大学词典中对图书馆学下的定义是:“图书馆管理的研究,或图书馆管理的原理和实践。”并且将图书馆员称作:“图书馆管理专家”。情报学被定义为:“收集、分类、存储、检索以及对那些被认为有文字记载的纯科学和应用科学的 The definition of library science in the New Webster Dictionary is: ”The study of library management, or the principles and practices of library management.“ And the librarian is called: ”Library Specialist “. Informatics is defined as: ”The collection, classification, storage, retrieval and interpretation of what is believed to be purely textual and applied science