Information science is the:

• A. Infrastructure that supports the management of data
• B. Study of the application and use of knowledge in organizations
• C. Exploration of the transition of data to wisdom
• D. Combination of information and science

Answer: (B)

Information science centers on how information is identified, organized, accessed, and used to support decision-making and learning within organizations. This focus on how knowledge is applied and utilized in organizational settings is why describing it as the study of the application and use of knowledge in organizations is the best fit. The other ideas describe either the physical or conceptual aspects of information work (infrastructure that supports data management), a philosophical progression from data to wisdom (the DIKW concept), or simply a literal combination of words rather than a field of study. In short, information science is about the ways information and knowledge are applied to achieve organizational goals.