Module Identifier
IL10110
Module Title
FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION STUDIES
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Dr Anoush Simon
Semester
Semester 1
Mutually Exclusive
IL11720

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 10 Hours.
Seminars / Tutorials 4 Hours.
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Report - style written assignment (1500 words)  50%
Semester Assessment Essay - 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

Skills Type Skills details
Application of Number N/A
Communication Class discussion is encouraged; group work (in seminars); written assignments.
Improving own Learning and Performance Class discussion and personal reflection on written work
Information Technology Discussion of IT applications integral to some lectures.
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
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.
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)
Team work Some group work in seminars will be included

Reading List

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

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4