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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
Course Name (English) INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Course Code IMD112
MQF Credit 3
Course Description This course is an introduction to the field of information science. Students will be exposed to its various concepts that will include historical perspective, organization of information, types of information agencies, information professionals and current development in information technologies.
Transferable Skills Reflective Learner, Adaptable, Resourceful and Responsible.
Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Tutorial
CLO
CLO1 Explain basic concepts of information management in information era, and identify roles and importance of information agencies in the collection and transmission of knowledge and information.
CLO2 Discuss how to develop, manage and provide information services in information agencies.
CLO3 Elaborate social, cultural and technological issues that impinge libraries and information agencies.
Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations
Reading List
Recommended Text
  • TAYLOR, A.G 1999, The organization of information, Libraries Unlimited Englewood [ISBN: 1563089696]
Reference Book Resources
  • Christine L. Borgman 2000, From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure, Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press [ISBN: 026202473X]
  • FLYNN, Roger R 1987, An Introduction to library science, Marcel Dekker New York [ISBN: 9780824775087]
  • LEE, S.D 2000, Building an electronic resource collection : a practical guide, Library Association Publishing London [ISBN: 185604422X]
  • G. J. Narayana 1991, Library and information management, Prentice Hall New Delhi [ISBN: 0876925824]
  • NICHOLAS,D 2000, Assessing information needs : tools, technique and concepts for the internet age, 2nd ed. Ed., ASLIB London [ISBN: 0851424333]
  • OPPENHEIM, C 1990, Perspective in information management 2, Butterworth - Heinemann London [ISBN: 0862914779]
  • SHUMAN,B A 1992, Foundations and issues in library and information science, Libraries Unlimited Englewood, Colo. [ISBN: 0872879429]
  • VICKERY, B.C 1992, Information science in theory and practice, Bowker-Saur London [ISBN: 3598116586]
Article/Paper ListThis Course does not have any article/paper resources
Other ReferencesThis Course does not have any other resources