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- Information Management is
not restricted to one professional group, but is a vital part
of organisational management as a whole. It is now recognised
that new appoaches are required to handle both the new media
and the increased amount of information that is being generated.
Perhaps the most important trend is the convergence of the technologies
used to create, store, and distribute information. The role of
the information manager is to exploit these technologies in order
to acheive optimal use of information systems.
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- The options available, however, can be bewildering. New
methods and techniques for information management provides
a practical guide through the maze of problems and choices which
surround the implementation of information technology. Each entry
follows a standard format and describes significant developments,
along with an indication of costs, potential benefits, and examples
of applications.
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- The guide is divided into eleven broad sections: text capture
and handling; images and graphics; hardware and software; information
storage; retrieval and manipulation; menu-driven systems; expert
systems; text transfer systems; communications; telecommunications;
legal and regulatory structures.
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- ISBN 0 947568 12 3
- 1986
- £25.00/US$46.00
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- 'an invaluable reference tool for information centres
and libraries concerned with developments in information management.'
- Aslib Information
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- 'a very valuable book.... recommended to any individual
or library that wishes to have a readable and useful volume on
the technical aspects of information management.'
- Library Association Record
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- 'a veritable bible of concise facts - all you ever wanted
to know about information management and had either forgotten
or never understood in the first place. The author list reads
like a who's who of the profession.... '
- Information Market
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- 'this book is a boon for anyone who needs a guide in plain
English to understand prevailing information technologies.'
- Information News
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