The author argues that an explicit model for information research is
needed for the better design of an integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum.
To identify such an explicit model, the historical development of the two major
information research approaches, librarianship and information science, is
reviewed; the current state of the field, including the changing curriculum and
the changing names of the schools, is depicted; and the themes of the selected
conferences are examined. A model for information research in proposed. Seven
research areas and two major research trends are suggested.