The Role of Information in Business Operations and Success: A Study Based on Ontario Medium-Size Business

Information professionals need to know the sources and approaches used by the business community to gather information in order to serve them well. Information professionals also need to demonstrate the role of their services in business success to justify funding and support. These are the issues investigated in the survey conducted to the medium-sized business in Ontario during the . . .

User Privacy and Security Online: The Role of Information Professionals

Cybersecurity for Information Professionals ◽

10.1201/9781003042235-3 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 39-53

Author(s):

Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri ◽

Salim Said AlKindi ◽

Naifa Eid Saleem

Keyword(s):

User Privacy ◽

Privacy And Security ◽

Advances in Library and Information Science - Handbook of Research on Library Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ◽

The Role of Information Professionals in South Africa in the Provision of Information During COVID-19

10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch014 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 266-283

Author(s):

Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

South Africa ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Public Information ◽

Information Resource ◽

Health Awareness ◽

Information Centre ◽

The study sought to assess the role of information professionals in the provision information about the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa with the views of recommending best practices of disseminating public information. The qualitative approach was utilized to collect data from information officers. The researcher found that the majority of the public were not utilizing the information centre because of lack of awareness of information resource centre preserved by an information resource centre. The review found that information resources were not providing access to information centre effectively due to staff who lack appropriate skills and knowledge on public health awareness. It also appears that inadequate budget allocation to conduct public health awareness was lacking. Public awareness should be conducted in the Mpumalanga Provincial government. The research findings shed new lights on the perspective that information professional plays an essential role in promoting public health awareness.

The Role of Information Professionals in Protecting National History and Sovereignty

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16360 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3.7) ◽

pp. 240

Author(s):

Farah Wahieda Azman ◽

Saiful Farik Mat Ya ◽

Nur Aliaa Amanina Mohd Aminuddin ◽

Nurhidayah Ahmad Dzarawi ◽

Kamarul Azwan Azman ◽

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Keyword(s):

External Pressure ◽

State Sovereignty ◽

Professional Roles ◽

National History ◽

National Sovereignty ◽

Neighboring Country ◽

Information Professional ◽

Protecting for sovereignty can be an effective tool in order to cope with relations between states, drawing boundaries of acceptable behavior. It’s also a way of judging the actions taken from a state, whose owns ultimate power that always make the principle of sovereignty expendable. Information professional today play critical roles to ensure that state sovereignty would be strengthening and protecting them from external pressure. This paper highlights the need to pay more attention to the aspects of sovereignty that related with information professional roles and issues of Malaysian’s neighboring country. Ignoring these aspects of sovereignty will lead to the issues that can threaten national sovereignty and peace.

Improving Decision Making with Information Systems Technology – A theoretical approach

ILIRIA International Review ◽

10.21113/iir.v3i1.96 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 49 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dr.Sc. Mihane Berisha- Namani ◽

Mr.Sc. Albana Qehaja

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Information Systems ◽

Theoretical Approach ◽

Business Operations ◽

Correct Information ◽

The Impact ◽

Traditionally, information systems were used to support operational functions and to reduce costs by automating many of business operations. As business has become more aware of the importance of information systems, the role of information systems has changed. From its conventional function of supporting business operations, today information systems are used to reduce business risks and to ensure that correct information is made available, so managers can make better decisions. The purpose of this paper is to give an understanding how businesses are using information systems to achieve their goals. It specifically addresses more closely the impact that information systems have in improving the decision making. Althought limited this paper sets out to explore the importance of information systems in decision making and concludes that more attention should be paid to information systems usage for decision making purposes. Finally, suggestions for further research are made.