Definitions[]
Information management (IM) is
| “ | [t]he function of managing an organization’s information resources by the handling of knowledge acquired by one or many different individuals and organizations in a way that optimizes access by all who have a share in that knowledge or a right to that knowledge.[1] | ” |
| “ | the planning, budgeting, manipulating, and controlling of information throughout its life cycle.[2] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Pub. 1–02: DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Nov. 8, 2010, as amended through May 15, 2011) (full-text).
- ↑ The Common Approach to Federal Enterprise Architecture, at 46 (Terms and Definitions); OMB Circular No. A-130, App. III, §6.l.
See also[]
- Information Management Life Cycle
- Information Management: A List of Selected GAO Publications Containing Checklists or Guidance on Computer Software Topics
- Information Management: Challenges in Federal Agencies' Use of Web 2.0 Technologies
- Information Management: Challenges in Implementing an Electronic Records Archive
- Information Management: GAO Views on Year 2000 Testing Metrics
- Information Management: Information Value and Cost Measures for Use as Management Tools