Management of Information Organizations

<p>Dedication</p> <p>List of figures</p> <p>List of abbreviations</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>About the author</p> <p>Chapter 1: Information</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom</p> <p>Sources of information</p> <p>Means to acquire information</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Qualities of information</p> <p>Content, conduit, and user</p> <p>Human information behavior</p> <p>Value of information</p> <p>Chapter 2: Organizations</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Brief history of early organizations and progression to the current ones</p> <p>Organization theory perspectives</p> <p>Application of organization theory perspectives to information organizations</p> <p>Constituents of an organization</p> <p>Organizational departments and functions</p> <p>Chapter 3: Management</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction to management</p> <p>Management process</p> <p>Management in information organizations</p> <p>Management in the information age</p> <p>Chapter 4: Information organizations</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Information organizations: definition and description</p> <p>Important foundations</p> <p>Information organizations sector</p> <p>Libraries and museums: information organizations</p> <p>Salient features of information organizations</p> <p>Chapter 5: Role of information managers and information professionals in organizations</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Information manager</p> <p>Information professional</p> <p>Epilogue</p> <p>References</p> <p>Index</p>