1. Contexts for International Issues & Comparative Research in Information Science Robert M. Hayes

2. 1. Introduction

3. 2. Information Generators §Governance §Economies §Social and Cultural Structures §Education

4. 3. Information Forms §WrittenForms §Audio forms §Physical Forms §Performance Forms

5. 4. Information Users §Strategic Users §Professional Users

6. 5. Information Processes §Identification, Selection, Acquisition §Description, Cataloging, Classification §Storage, Organization, Retrieval §Reference, Referral §Preservation, Conservation, Restoration §Support to Analysis and Use §Information Creation §Information Analysis and Use

7. 6. Information Agencies §Libraries, Archives, and Museums §Offices of Information Management

8. 7. Information Professionals §Librarians and Archivists §Information Managers §Health Information Managers

9. 8. Information Technologies

10. The End