- - - - - - | No longer was information management a simple job that could be performed by almost anyone |
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In short, information management entails organising, retrieving, acquiring, securing and maintaining information | This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information |
With the proliferation of information technology starting in the 1970s, the job of information management took on a new light, and also began to include the field of data maintenance.
20for delivery through multiple channels that may include cell phones and web interfaces | The organisational structure must be capable of managing this information throughout the information lifecycle regardless of source or format data, paper documents, electronic documents, audio, video, etc |
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An understanding of the technology involved, and the theory behind it became necessary | It is closely related to and overlapping with the practice of data management |
With the latest tools available, information management has become a powerful resource and a large expense, as well as risk, for many organizations.