Redefining information science: from "information science" to "knowledge science"

Purpose – This philosophical essay aims to explore the concept of information science.Design/methodology/approach – The philosophical argumentation is composed of five phases. It is based on clarifying the meanings of its basic concept “data”, “information” and “knowledge”.Findings – The study suggests that the name of the field “information science” should be changed to “knowledge science”.Originality/value – The paper offers reflections on the explored phenomena of information science.

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