Information science is concerned with every aspect of the chain of information transfer activities, but the heart of its interest is information sear… - Brian Campbell Vickery

The area of scientific interest is... the study of the objectives, functions, structure, properties, behaviour, performance and effects of informative communication processes and information systems. To this study the name "information science" can legitimately be attached.

I met Ranga on several occasions. He was a fascinating personality, highly organised, a tireless worker, a fierce enthusiast, a charming man. Speaking of his passion for work, he told me once how his young son had stuck a notice on his study door: “Librarianship is unfair to families”... It really was a privilege to have known him.

# The physical mechanisms (hardware) in which the structure is embodied.