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Management of Information Organizations
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This book is a significant step towards developing a body of management knowledge pertinent to the context of Library Information Science (LIS) and provides a succinct but deep account of management and information organizations. Management of Information Organizations presents a broad view of the information organizations and the nature of management in these organizations, and how information professionals are affected by such management systems. The book equips the reader with the knowledge that will enable them to develop a strong intellectual foundation relating to management and its manifestation in an information organization and provides a significant step towards developing a body of management knowledge pertinent to the context of LIS.
- Provides a foundation of the core concepts (i.e., management, information, organizations, information organizations, and the role of information professionals in organizations)
- Brings a multi-disciplinary point-of-view to the reader: concepts will be drawn from management, organizational theory, information science, consumer behaviour, and economics. They will be used to present the whole thesis of the book
- A blend of both theoretical and practical perspectives will be showcased
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Waseem Afzal
Waseem Afzal is a member of the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University in Australia. His research has been published in various journals, including the Journal of Information Science; International Journal of Education Research; Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal; Journal of Information, Society and Justice; and Emporia State Research Studies. Afzal’s current research interests include the topics of management, organizational theory, strategy design, information industry, research methods, and socio-cultural influences on human information behaviour, LIS education, human information interaction, knowledge management, and information economics.
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Management of Information Organizations - Waseem Afzal
Studies.
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Information
Abstract:
This chapter describes data, information, knowledge, and wisdom; it provides an explanation of various sources of information and of different means that can be used to access these sources. The chapter presents qualities of information and details concerning the content–conduit–user relationship. Human information behavior is explained, with special reference to the development of collective knowledge and wisdom. Finally, some insight is provided pertaining to the value of information along with the very reasons that lead to the creation of this value.
Key words
information
wisdom
sources of information
means to acquire information
human information behavior
value of information
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
The data, information, knowledge, and wisdom continuum has been discussed quite extensively in library and information science (LIS) literature (e.g., Rowley, 2007). Some scholars focussed more on the continuum starting from data and ending at knowledge; however, there are others who added wisdom as the culminating point of this continuum. In this book, I have chosen the latter continuum as it provides a more holistic view of the progression that takes place when an individual moves from one stage to another during an information acquisition–encounter–use stage. Numerous definitions as well as metaphors have been used to describe the data, information, knowledge, and wisdom (DIKW) continuum. The definitions and metaphors presented in this book provide a deeper as well as more integrated understanding of DIKW.
Data
The following points must be taken into account when considering data:
Data is usually defined as a random or unorganized representation that does not provide a meaning to an observer. While observing data, a person may not be able to gain an understanding of it. This understanding of data brings important implications for information professionals. The information professional needs to know the factors that lead to the production of data; or those that even make a meaningful piece of information into data, thus rendering it meaningless for a user. This stance can enable an information professional to take a critical view of information resources from a user standpoint and then to decide about the extent to which those resources are usable, that is, effective in meeting the needs of a user. A particular collection that has no order in it, for example a card catalog including records of books relating to the subjects of physics, management, neuroscience, history, and windmills, provides information about the location of books; however, the collection of books relating to these varied disciplines on one card may not make sense for a reader. Therefore, the collection of books on this one card is data. It is random and does not provide a
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