LIS 5033: Information and Knowledge Society

Catalog course description:

The nature of knowledge and information; national and global organizational information infrastructure; the role of information and knowledge professionals in the knowledge society; information policy; economics of information; information industries; legal and ethical considerations in information and knowledge systems.

Learning objectives addressed:

• Information Services
• Technology in Libraries
• Administration of Libraries

This class introduced me to foundational concepts upon which all three of my major learning objectives build upon.

Learning Objectives

Assignment

In this assignment we applied the role of information in knowledge creation through a practical task of librarians: creating a pathfinder. Through evaluation of information sources and development of a document meant to guide information seekers, we practiced essential functions of this profession. I focused on the concept of a knowledge society when developing my pathfinder, believing the implications for this paradigm shift are far reaching. Not only did this help me to gain a better understanding of the profession but of the implications of a knowledge society as well.

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"Knowledge Society is characterized by the ubiquitous reach of information communication technology, and greater emphasis upon human intellectual capital. Many would argue that while information has always contributed to the development of knowledge the difference is in the way knowledge is created. The resources listed below provide an overview of how a knowledge society is defined, competing views on its existence, and how information professionals can be effective given a knowledge society. The resources should provide insight into how our relationship with information has changed based on the discourse."

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