Professionalism

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-181
Author(s):  
John E Simkln
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Modern Information

Contrasts technical vs professional aspects of the practice of indexing, and concludes that indexers must take professionalism seriously if they are to raise their own status or contribute to the development of modern information management.

scholarly journals Conceptual System in the Modern Information Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 609-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.Yu. Eroshkin ◽  
N.A. Kameneva ◽  
D.V. Kovkov ◽  
A.I. Sukhorukov
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Conceptual System ◽  
Modern Information

A Curriculum for Documentalists in the Biosciences

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 93-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Wolters
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
New Type ◽  
Modern Information

SummaryAt the Hannover Polytechnic (Fachhochschule Hannover, Fachbereich BID) curricula for documentalists and librarians have been established in 1980. The main goal of the course “Bioscientific Documentation” has been the integration of traditional document handling techniques with modern information management in the biosciences, so creating a new type of profession.After graduation of the first classes of students, fine tuning of the curricula took place according to the experience gained.

scholarly journals Report from the Repositories & Preservation Workgroup

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Backus ◽  
Robert Cartolano ◽  
Christina Drummond ◽  
Agathe Gebert ◽  
Brooks Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Current State ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Knowledge Preservation ◽  
Systems Architectures

Repositories are a vital tool in modern information management and a key component of preser­vation and long-term availability. They are not well-suited, however, to the current chal­lenges posed by our information-rich society and the multitude of stakeholders involved in the modern scholarly publishing system. Strengthening repositories and standardizing preserva­tion processes are critically important. This challenge will require not only leading multi­ple stakeholder groups but also reforming multiple information systems, architectures, phi­losophies, practices, and more.OSI2016 Workgroup QuestionAre we satisfied with the current state of global knowledge preservation? What are the current­ preservation methods? Who are the actors? Is this system satisfactory? What role do institu­tional repositories play in this process? What does the future hold for these repositories (taking into account linking efforts, publishing company concerns about revenue declines, wide­spread dark archiving practices, and so on)? Would new mandates help (or do we simply need to tighten existing mandates so they actually compel authors to do certain things)? And how do versions of record figure into all of this—that is, how do archiving poli­cies (with regard to differences between pre-journal and post-journal versions) affect knowledge accurac­y­ and transfer? How can digital preservation advance open scholarship?

Archival Intelligence: Diplomatic Correspondence, Information Overload, and Information Management in Italy, 1450–1650

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo de Vivo
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Information Revolution ◽  
Useful Knowledge ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Processing Information ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Modern Information

The rise of permanent diplomacy in the 15th century and the expansion of diplomatic networks in the 16th resulted in a massive surge in correspondence between ambassadors and their masters back home. Historians justly inscribe this phenomenon in the early modern information revolution, but news only turns into information and information into useful knowledge if it is packaged and retrieved for re-circulation. Information overload requires new management techniques, which were honed by chancellors and secretaries. Archives were centres of information long before they became repositories of sources for historians. Focusing on Italy in the period 1450–1650, this article discusses the gathering and circulation of diplomatic letters and dispatches, systems for managing correspondence on receipt, techniques for processing information, and the storage of correspondence in archives. It compares the arrangements adopted in republics and principalities to underline their differences as well as similarities.

Social Contexts in an Information Rich Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 68-84
Author(s):  
Gbolahan K. Williams ◽  
Iman Poernomo
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Social Computing ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Computing Technologies ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Heterogeneous Technologies ◽  
Modern Information

Information Management’ has seen a tremendous transformation over the years from various forms of traditional analogue/digital techniques for managing information to more current digital forms that employ various heterogeneous technologies aimed at enhancing the task of information management to a level that is more robust, reliable and effective. As one would expect, the application of social computing technologies (SCT) to modern information management contexts has played a particularly useful role to facilitate the process of information sharing, document authoring, communication and collaboration between users in various domains. As such, these technologies have seen increased interest from business and industry, cultural institutions, educational institutions and government. This chapter presents a general overview of the use of social computing technologies in various application domains, discusses various considerations and challenges, and presents a scope for future solutions to those challenges. The conclusion is that while it is generally accepted that SCT’s have the potential to improve communication and collaboration in various organizational and social settings, one must elicit the precise social behavioral models in which it is trying to improve or replicate and some measure to gauge those improvements. In such an instance, the authors suggest ethnography would be particularly useful.

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