Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE), PES University, Bangalore-560085
1Based on the Professor P. N. Kaula Endowment Lecture delivered in the University of Madras in 2013
Effective information management could be a key factor in the knowledge society in increasing productivity and contributing to growth in all sectors. It is not surprising that large corporate houses and even governments at various levels are attaching importance to effective information management. The emphasis on e-governance, the setting up of knowledge management units in large corporations, the setting up of tele-centres in villages, major changes in the management and administration of libraries, the growing importance of the Web in knowledge transfer activities are all clear indicators of the changing times. Education for information management, therefore, assumes significance and a well-designed programme could be a major force in bringing about the much needed transformation in information resource management so as to be a major support in development-related activities. Professional education system should aspire to encompass the world of work in all its forms. The implications of the rapidly changing and transforming information arena for educational programmes in the area of information resources management are examined. Some suggestions indicating priorities and possible approach for LIS schools in India have been made.
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”
— Alan Kay
Education, Information management, LIS Education, Professional education
