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Management of Information Organizations

Waseem Afzal, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Chandos Information Professional Series

 - 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
 - provides a greater set of knowledge regarding the fundamental resource/product (information) of information organizations

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.

Readership: Graduate and Master Students in the disciplines of Library & Information Science and Management will find this book invaluable to their studies. Information Professionals working in libraries, museums, the media industry, publication companies and other Information centred organizations will also benefit from reading this book.

£47.50 / US$80.00 / €55.00

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About the author

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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Contents

Information
 - Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
 - Sources of information
 - Means to acquire information
 - Qualities of information
 - Content, conduit, and user
 - Human information behavior
 - Value of information
 - Notes

Information
 - Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
 - Sources of information
 - Means to acquire information
 - Qualities of information
 - Content, conduit, and user
 - Human information behavior
 - Value of information
 - Notes

Organizations
 - Introduction
 - Brief history of early organizations and progression to the current ones
 - Organization theory perspectives
 - Application of organization theory perspectives to information organizations
 - Constituents of an organization
 - Organizational departments and functions
 - Notes

Management
 - Introduction to management
 - Management process
 - Management in information organizations
 - Management in the information age
 - Note

Information organizations
 - Introduction
 - Information organizations: defi nition and description
 - Important foundations
 - Information organizations sector
 - Libraries and museums: information organizations
 - Salient features of information organizations
 - Notes

Role of information managers and information professionals in organizations
 - Introduction
 - Information manager
 - Information professional