The information triangle

Abstract

The “information triangle” identifies the key personnel within information management. By respecting the skills and abilities of the different roles, and building relationships through understanding, there are greater chances for maximising the effective management and use of information within the organisation.

Swirling Students: A Study of Professional and Vocational Training Avenues for the Library and Information Industry

“…• the degree of vocationalism versus "liberal" and professional content that should exist in programs of education for the LIS discipline (Flowers, 1963;Hagger, 1969;Radford, 1977); • the nature and existence of a central, unique, and identifiable body of knowledge that defines the profession (Bramley, 1975;Chen, 2005;Schmidmaier, 1987;Radford, 1977;Smee, North, & Jones, 2001); • the boundaries of tasks within the workplace (Freeman, 1997;Pivec, 1975;Ramsey, 1963;Whyte, 1985); • the appropriate educational models for access to the profession and consequently who can access the profession (Radford, 1977); • the profile of those who access various educational sectors and are employed in various roles in the profession (Flowers, 1963;McLean & Joint, 2006).…”