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TOPIC 5 Information Professionals - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 5 Information Professionals
Categories of Information Professionals
Information Scientists
Information Technologist
Information Specialist
Information Intermediaries
Managers of Information
Educators and trainers of information worker
Examples of Information Professional Positions
Information Analyst
Information Broker
Information Consultant
Information Manager
Law Librrian
Record Manager
Core Knowledge and Skills
Information access
Information services, sources and products
Information organisation
Information literacy education
Information infrastructure
Generation of knowledge
Information seeking
Librarians traditionally managed information contained in books or other paper records. Nowadays, however, libraries make extensive use of modern media and technology, hence the role of librarians has been enhanced.
Information professionals work in a variety of private, public, and academic institutions
Someone who records, organizes, preserves, retrieves, and disseminates printed or digital information
The New Roles of Information Professionals
Organize - Organize Information Technology (IT)
Learn - Learn new tools to improve job performance
Think - Think of the way to attract users/customer
Shift - Shift to individual-Oriented information services, rather than focusing to problem-oriented services
Skills of Information Professional
IT skills
Customer service
Language proficiency
Levels of Information Professionals
Professionals
Senior Professionals
Para Professional
Identification of IP: Conventional Information Professionals
Archivist (Archive)
A person professionally educated, trained. and experienced. They locates acquires, preserves, retrieves, stores records which are historical, and fiscal value
Record Manager (Record Center)
Manages information, produced in and received by organization
Librarian (Library)
The preservation of the materials
The organization of the collection
Responsible for the collection of material appropriate for libraries
Curator (Museum)
The conservators are the ones who are tasked to repair any damages that a given artifact may have encountered due to certain factors like duration of its existence.
General Roles and Functions of Information Professionals
Transporter of Information
Transformer of Information
Interpreter of Information
An Information Professional Responsibilities
Respect client confidentiality
Responsibility for employees' compliance with this code
Roles of the Association of Information Professionals
Advance the knowledge and understanding of the information profession
Promote and maintain high professional and ethical standards among its members
Encourage independent information professionals to assemble to discuss common issues
Characteristic of Information Professionals
Strategic Thinking
Creative and Innovative
Leadership
Active and Proactive
Responsible and accountable
Challenges of Information Professionals
Information Explosion
Fast growth of information technology
The growing needs of information
The Association of Information Professionals
ALA (American Library Association)
cilip (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professinals)
aiip (Association of independent information professionals)
Malaysian Librarian Association (Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia)
KiPA (The Knowledge & Information Professional Association
Some essential cross-sector skills
Soft Skills
Management training
Information professional should be skilled in planning and using relevant system