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TRAINING FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS - Coggle Diagram
TRAINING FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
Types of
information professional
Information
Scientist
an official who provides Science of an information service than knowledge of traditional science
Information
Officer
an official works in close operation with librarian and gives information from his own knowledge and from documents collected and administered and made available by the librarian
Information
Specialist
a person who is primarily concerned with the processing of data in a particular area of knowledge rather with the control of document
Information
Consultant
a staff member who offers advice on the selection and use of databases and information services
3 Components of Information Industry
Information
Delivery Industry
consists of creation & management of telecommunication networks through which information is transferred & delivery
Information
Processing Industry
information processing industry consists of products of hardware & software
Information
Content Industry
primarily concerned with developing products for Web & online environment & information content sector accounts for nearly half of the information industry & is still growing
3 fold transformation
Adopting the motto that knowledge is for use
Providing global access to information
Objective of preserving recorded human knowledge
Functions of Information Industry
Processing
information processing comprises a large portion of the activities within the information industry
Distribution
distribution of information also comprises a large part of industry activity which includes marketing the information products
Production
many of the producers of information fall outside the bounds of the information industry proper
The building
of infrastructure
such an infrastructure may include, for example, computer hardware and software, database systems, telecommunications systems, marketing channels, and other technological and social structures
IP Organizations
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
ARA (The Archives and Records Association)
PPM (Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia)
PIKOM (Persatuan Industri Komputer dan Multimedia Malaysia)
IASL (International Association of School Librarianship)
The International Council on Archives (ICA)
What professionals are
expected to assist users
Provide well organized information, specially in electronic form
Facilitating users of both technology and information.
Provide information that has been evaluated and repackaged to meet users' needs precisely
Introduction
profession is in search of identity
many convergent factors have influenced the profession
human resources is the most valuable resource