The Nature of Information Science and Its Relationship with Sociology

The aim of this study is to discuss and explain the nature of information science and its relationship with other disciplines, especially with sociology. In this context, the historical development of information science, the effects of an interdisciplinary field on the development of information science and its future direction are discussed. The results of research showed that information science is multidisciplinary. Information science is especially related to library science, behavioral science, abstracting and indexing, communications science, documentation, and computer science. Classical and contemporary sociological theories and methodological approaches are important in the development of information science, which is a new field in the process of development. It has been seen that technology is the driving force in its development. As information science matures, it will be reorganized.