IRM
       Information Resources Management

	

	Information Resource Management
IRM

   (IRM) A philosophical and practical approach to managing
   government information.  Information is regarded as a valuable
   resource which should be managed like other resources, and
   should contribute directly to accomplishing organisational
   goals and objectives.  IRM provides an integrated view for
   managing the entire life-cycle of information, from
   generation, to dissemination, to archiving and/or destruction,
   for maximising the overall usefulness of information, and
   improving service delivery and program management.

   IRM views information and Information Technology as an
   integrating factor in the organisation, that is, the various
   organisational positions that manage information are
   coordinated and work together toward common ends.  Further,
   IRM looks for ways in which the management of information and
   the management of Information Technology are interrelated, and
   fosters that interrelationship and organisational integration.

   IRM includes the management of (1) the broad range of
   information resources, e.g., printed materials, electronic
   information, and microforms, (2) the various technologies and
   equipment that manipulate these resources, and (3) the people
   who generate, organise, and disseminate those resources.
   Overall the intent of IRM is to increase the usefulness of
   government information both to the government and to the
   public.

   [Gary D. Blass et al. "Finding Government Information: The
   Federal Information Locator System (FILS)", Government
   Information Quarterly, JAI Press, Inc., Greenwich,
   Connecticut. Vol. 8, No. 1, pp.  11-32. 1991].

   (1995-11-12)