Module Identifier IL10110  
Module Title FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION STUDIES  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Dr Anoush Simon  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Ms Tanya C Rogers  
Course delivery Lecture    
  Seminars / Tutorials    
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment Essay - style written assignment (1500 words)  50%
Semester Assessment Report - style written assignment (1500 words)  50%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Describe how information science, information management and knowledge management evolved;
2. Identify the main roles of information professionals;
3. Identify the social and political contexts within which information and library services operate;
4. Discuss some economic and social implications of information technology;
5. Describe the types of recorded information available, and how different information formats operate;
6. Demonstrate awareness of the range and diversity of information services that exist.

Brief description

The aim of this module is to give students an introduction to the meaning and foundations of the information profession by investigating the varied roles of the information professional, and why these are important in today'r rapidly changing world. It also aims to place information studies in its societal and historical context by looking at the various forms and formats of recorded information, the major producers and providers of information in the UK, and the social and political environments in which they operate.

Content

Content will include the following:

Module Skills

Problem_solving Written assignments and group discussions will encourage an investigative and critical approach towards key issues.  
Research skills To be developed through two written assignments.  
Communication Class discussion is encouraged; group work (in seminars); written assignments.  
Improving own Learning and Performance Class discussion and personal reflection on written work  
Team work Some group work in seminars will be included  
Information Technology Discussion of IT applications integral to some lectures.  
Application of Number N/A  
Personal Development and Career planning Module presents an introduction to many aspects of the information profession which will be valuable in students' later module choices and career planning  
Subject Specific Skills Will introduce areas of key knowledge for the information profession (Learning Outcomes 4, 5, 6) as well as an understanding of the profession in wider contexts (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3)  

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Wilson, DA. (2002) Managing Information 3rd. Oxford: Butterworth
Wilson, DA. (1996) Managing Knowledge Oxford: Butterworth - Heinemann
Wilson, David A. Managing Information edition 3r.e. of "Managing Information" . Butterworth-Heinemann 750656212
Stephen E. Little, Paul Quintas and Tim Ray Managing knowledge : an essential reader SAGE Open University
Wilson, David A. Managing Knowledge Butterworth-Heinemann 750620544
Harris, M.H. (1999) History of libraries in the western world 4th. Lanham, Maryland and London: Scarecrow Press, Inc
Rowley, J.E. and Farrow, J (2000) Organising knowledge : an introduction to managing access to information Aldershot: Gower
Abell, A. and Oxbrow, N. (2001) Competing with knowledge : the information professional in the knowledge management age London: Library Association
Lerner, F. (1998) Story of libraries : from the invention of writing to the computer age. New Youk : Continum
Feather, John. (2004.) The information society :a study of continuity and change /John Feather. 1856044971
Gamble, Paul R. Knowledge Management Kogan Page 749436492
** Supplementary Text
Gamble, Paul R. Knowledge Management Kogan Page 749436492
Newell, Susan Managing Knowledge Work Palgrave Macmillan 333962990
Martin, John Organizational Behaviour International Thomson Business P. 1861521634
Women in Management edition n.e. . P.Chapman Pub. 1853962899
Macdonald, John Understanding Total Quality Management in a Week edition n.e. . Headway 340711914
Liebenau, Jonathan Understanding Information Macmillan Educ. 333536800
St.Clair, Guy Total Quality Management in Information Services Bowker-Saur 1857390393
David Nicholas and Ian Rowlands (2000) The Internet : its impact and evaluation London: Aslib/IMI
Armand Mattelart The information society : an introduction London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage publications
Gonzalez, Jennifer Stone (1999) The 21st-century Intranet Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR
John Hall Teamwork in libraries London : Library Information Technology Centre
Rowley, J.E. Organizing Knowledge edition 3r.e.of "Organizing Knowledge: Introduction to Information Retrieval" . Gower Pub.Co. 566080478
Chun Wei Choo Knowing Organization Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195110129
J. Michael Brittain Introduction to information management / Wagga Wagga, NSW : Centre for information studies, Charles Sturt University,
Vickery, B.C. Information Science in Theory and Practice edition 2r.e. . Bowker-Saur 1857390172
Anderson, R. Information Based Knowledge Systems Prentice-Hall 013457334X
Stockwell, Foster "History of Information Storage and Retrieval, A" McFarland & Co.,U.S. 786408405
Neusch, Donna R. High Performance Enterprise edition 3r.e. . Wiley 471132837
Department for Culture, Media and Sport "Framework for the future : libraries, learning and information in the next decade." London : Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Bernard, Ryan Corporate Intranet edition 2r.e. . Wiley 471247758
Conservation in the Internet Age Island P.,U.S. 155963913X
Abell, Angela Competing with Knowledge Library Assn. 1856043398
Moxon, Peter Building a Better Team edition n.e. . Gower Pub.Co. 566080079
Naughton, John Brief History of the Future Weidenfeld & N. 297643304
St.Clair, Guy Beyond Degrees Bowker-Saur 1857392647
Patrick Villa An investment in knowledge : library and information services in the United Kingdom London : CILIP,
Griffiths, Peter Managing Your Internet and Intranet Services Library Assn. 1856043401
Stephen E. Little, Paul Quintas and Tim Ray Managing knowledge : an essential reader SAGE Open University
Wilson, David A. Managing Knowledge Butterworth-Heinemann 750620544
Webb, Sylvia P. Knowledge Management Aslib 851424147
Wilson, David A. Managing Information edition 3r.e. of "Managing Information" . Butterworth-Heinemann 750656212
Wilson, David A. Managing Knowledge Butterworth-Heinemann 750620544
Mary Mowat Legal liability for information provision London : Aslib

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4