Management & Economics

Knowledge and Information Management

Introduction

Over forty years since the emergence of the concept of knowledge management in the scientific literature of the world is passed and the term has become more widespread and popular among academics and practitioners in various fields. Many organizations are looking to set up a knowledge management system and benefit from its achievements. Many consulting firms are established to assist organizations in the field of knowledge management and these firms strive to help organizations apply what they know to their present and future use.
The deep roots of knowledge management in information science are such that it is very difficult to distinguish between them. Information and knowledge management is an important subject in the field of knowledge and information science, Knowledge Management is the continuous process of recognition / acquiring, auditing / organizing, disseminating / developing and applying / creating knowledge related to organizational objectives. The formulation of a PhD in Knowledge and Information Management will provide the background for utilizing the graduates' abilities to manage information and knowledge assets of various collections.

Knowledge and Information retrieval

Introduction

Over forty years since the emergence of the concept of knowledge management in the scientific literature of the world is passed and the term has become more widespread and popular among academics and practitioners in various fields. Many organizations are looking to set up a knowledge management system and benefit from its achievements. Many consulting firms are established to assist organizations in the field of knowledge management and these firms strive to help organizations apply what they know to their present and future use.
The deep roots of knowledge management in information science are such that it is very difficult to distinguish between them. Information and knowledge management is an important subject in the field of knowledge and information science, Knowledge Management is the continuous process of recognition / acquiring, auditing / organizing, disseminating / developing and applying / creating knowledge related to organizational objectives. The formulation of a PhD in Knowledge and Information Management will provide the background for utilizing the graduates' abilities to manage information and knowledge assets of various collections.

Knowledge Management

Introduction

Over forty years since the emergence of the concept of knowledge management in the scientific literature of the world is passed and the term has become more widespread and popular among academics and practitioners in various fields. Many organizations are looking to set up a knowledge management system and benefit from its achievements. Many consulting firms are established to assist organizations in the field of knowledge management and these firms strive to help organizations apply what they know to their present and future use. The deep roots of knowledge management in information science are such that it is very difficult to distinguish between them. Information and knowledge management is an important subject in the field of knowledge and information science, Knowledge Management is the continuous process of recognition / acquiring, auditing / organizing, disseminating / developing and applying / creating knowledge related to organizational objectives. The formulation of a PhD in Knowledge and Information Management will provide the background for utilizing the graduates' abilities to manage information and knowledge assets of various collections.

Job skills

·Faculty members at higher education institutions.
· Research and development professionals at knowledge oriented enterprises.
· Knowledge Asset Managers and Strategists.
· Strategic Knowledge managers in big companies.
· Data and information managers
· Knowledge management Consultants

Information Management (IM)

Introduction

Information management (IM) concerns the acquisition of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to those who need it. Management embraces concepts such as planning, organizing, structuring, processing, controlling, evaluation and reporting of information activities. By the expansion of information technology, information management found new dimensions and scopes. In the 1970s, the management of information largely concerned matters close to data management: punched cards, magnetic tapes and other record-keeping media. But in the following years, information management found new horizons and started repairing and storing information. With the electronic storage of data, the management task became even more difficult. In the late 1990, when the data and information were systematically proliferated by electronic devices, the network managers transformed into information managers. They faced ever increasing hardware and software challenges. With the latest technology, the information management turned into a powerful and expensive source for many organizations. Knowledge and Information Science has been defined as the organizational ability to develop, preserve, retrieve, and make available the information at the right place in the right organization and for the right audience with the least costs in the best media to be used for decision making purposes. Best (1988) maintains that Knowledge and Information Science is a kind of economic, efficient synchrony for the control, storage, retrieval and dissemination from insource and outsources for the sake of promoting organizational performance. This definition has a limited scope, so the manager does not care about information characteristics (content, ownership, storage method, or ultimate user). In short, Knowledge and Information Science is concerned with the management of information in an organization which utilizes modern technology. The concept of information systems and the rapid growth of computer technology encourages us to make use of computers to resolve more complex problems.
Information systems have always been the biggest challenge for dynamic and growing organizations. The need for obtaining fast, reliable and cost-effective information necessitate the integration of databases in organizations. The information systems and the managerial information especially those which are effective in organizational decision-making processes are considered as valuable organizational sources. In other words, an information system is a system which receives data as raw materials and through processes transforms them into product. IM includes the elements related to the organization or environment: recognition, insertion of initial data, either obtained or produced by an organization. Recording: physical attainment of the data, .Transfer: based on specific needs of the organization, Storage: predicting possible uses in future. Retrieval: searching the registered data. Offering: report, connection ... In short, IM requires organizing, retrieving, securing and preserving the information. Information management closely collaborates with data management.
In the 84th session of Higher Education Planning Council held on Sep. 9th, 2012, the Science Planning Committee of the Ministry ratified the field of IM and replaced it for Informatics.

Job skills

• Identifying needs, planning and implementing programs related to information management, university library management and digital library management (production, circulation and consumption of information and providing new services) to increase the efficiency of information environments;
• Carrying out specialized, technical and service activities related to the creation of information systems in information centers as well as in different departments of libraries, organizations, knowledge-based companies, information centers and others;
• Designing and helping to design information management systems to support planning and decision-making in centers and organizations;

Managing University Libraries

Digital Library Management

Introduction

• Information management (IM) includes managing and collecting information from one or more sources and presenting that information to the audience. In short, information management involves organizing, retrieving, acquiring, securing and preserving information.
• University library management is one of the types of trends that, due to the nature and environmental context of the university library, is exposed to new technologies and is expected to provide diverse and extensive services to users.
• Management of digital libraries, including management of production, circulation and consumption of information and providing new services in libraries and digital information centers.

Job skills

• Identifying needs, planning and implementing programs related to information management, university library management and digital library management (production, circulation and consumption of information and providing new services) to increase the efficiency of information environments;
• Carrying out specialized, technical and service activities related to the creation of information systems in information centers as well as in different departments of libraries, organizations, knowledge-based companies, information centers and others;
• Designing and helping to design information management systems to support planning and decision-making in centers and organizations;