Information Science Tutorial

Author: Zhong Yixin / Zhou Yanquan / Li Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: I have been engaged in information research for over 10 years and have made some achievements. Today, I finally finished reading Principles of Information Science and was able to untangle the details from a high-altitude perspective, as if looking down from 100,000 meters. It's truly a different view. This is one of the most valuable books I've read in recent years. Thank you for this great work! Guan Yi (Natural Language Understanding Laboratory, Computer Science Department, Harbin Institute of Technology) Principles of Information Science has formed a complete information science system and is a pioneering achievement in the international academic community. Chen Taiyi (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Senior Member of the IEEE) Principles of Information Science is a large-scale, systematic, and pioneering theoretical research achievement in the field of information science, profoundly revealing the essence and laws of this important natural phenomenon. The content is rich and diverse, the viewpoints are accurate and clear, the language is fluent and concise, the style is keen and fresh, and it has strong readability and infectivity. Tu Xuyan (Professor, Beijing University of Science and Technology, Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Society of Artificial Intelligence) Principles of Information Science is one of the important foundational works of information science in China. Some of its viewpoints and discussions have been applied in the research of the national informatization plan and have produced positive effects and good influences. Wang Xinggang (Chief Scientist and Doctoral Supervisor, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Principles of Information Science is a high-level, innovative academic work. Learning this book enables people living in the information society and era to recognize the "true face of Lu Mountain," thereby better accelerating the process of informatization in China. Li Chengshu (Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University, Standing Council Member of the China Communication Society) As a pioneering work in information science, Principles of Information Science has thoroughly transformed the concept of classical information theory, moving it from the stage of communication engineering to the stage of human's entire engineering activities in understanding and transforming the world. Compared to classical information theory, this book has made great progress in both depth and breadth of research, as well as in research background, objects, scope, goals, basic concepts, theories, methods, and results. Principles of Information Science elucidates the basic principles of information science, including identification, transmission, processing, decision-making, control, optimization, and intelligence, marking the transition from "information theory" to "information science" and forming the "information mega-science." Tong Tianxiang (Researcher, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Deputy Chairman of the Chinese Society of Artificial Intelligence) Since 1988, Principles of Information Science has been taught as a unique graduate course at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Every class of students who took the course highly evaluated it, feeling that the information science theory presented was "completely different" from their original imagination. The course truly "opened the door to the wonderful world of information science," broadening their horizons. With the rapid development of information science technology, some other universities in China have also used it as a textbook to offer graduate courses. In 2004, the book Principles of Information Science was awarded the title of "Key Excellent Textbook for Graduate Students" by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and renamed Teaching Materials of Information Science. This move will help to introduce the teaching of "information science" for graduate students in China into a standardized track. In accordance with the requirements of "textbooks," the authors made significant revisions to Principles of Information Science: retaining the original system and academic characteristics, simplifying the analysis of the origins of academic thoughts and the details of theoretical derivations, condensing the original 640,000-word monograph into a 330,000-word textbook, and providing thought-provoking questions for students to consider. The authors sincerely hope that through the study of this textbook, students can broaden their academic perspectives and horizons, grasp the development trends of science and technology from a high-altitude perspective, master the basic theories of information science, understand the basic methods of information science, and cultivate their ability to apply information science theories.