Information science as social science

Abstract

This article discusses the Information Science like a social science. For that, the author identifies the insertion of Information Science in the social sciences, perceiving the different fields in the social sciences with which Information Science establishes dialogue. Next, the article discusses the nature of "postmodern" science, perceiving the complementarity between this two questions for a efficient diagnosis of the social foundations of the Information Science.

Social foundations of information; Information science and social sciences; Postmodern science