Interdisciplinary relations between Information Science and Law: a study based on publications on the IBICT journal

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze themes, addressed in the area of ​​Information Science, which are correlated with the area of ​​Law. It is characterized, in terms of its approach, in qualitative and quantitative research. As for its objectives, it is characterized as exploratory field research, using an exploratory-descriptive procedure. To read and characterize the data, Social Network Analysis (ARS) is used. The results indicate that the works in the area of ​​Information Science that maintain a thematic relationship with the area of ​​Law, in the sample analyzed in this article, have more frequently addressed aspects related to "Copyright", "Ethics", "Internet", “Intellectual Property” and “Open Access”. Finally, there is evidence of the potential of Information Science, as a field of knowledge, in maintaining interdisciplinary relationships with Law.