Informatics is a Social Science

Abstract

The intention of this paper is to explain the meaning of the word ‘informatics’, which is coming into use more slowly in Britain than elsewhere, and to show that informatics is a logical and structured academic discipline, with practical implications for people, with which social scientists should be concerned and which consequently should be taught to students and practitioners of the social sciences.

Citation

Hawgood, J. (1973), "Informatics is a Social Science", Personnel Review, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055233