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Information professionals (IP) such as librarian, archivists, information managers, information systems specialists, and records managers play an important role in the information era to influence and inspire their users to understand and choose the right information that acquire from various resources to be used appropriately according to their nature of business. These few years, the roles of information professionals especially Librarian, have been discussed and reviewed. Thus, the similar intention of this paper is to access and explore the initiation and enhancement activities by the information professionals to support the information management in their organizations that will benefit to the department and organization. The efficient and effective information management in the organization will contribute and influence the organizational performance, including improved efficiency & productivity, better decision making, effective record management and better policy and planning. In the academic aspect, the initiative by information professional may contribute to the higher ranking of the universities or college.
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In-Text Citation: (Wilmina Lee et al., 2020)
To Cite this Article: Wilmina Lee, N. H., Bakar, A. A., Jamaluddin, A., Idrus, M., Shaifuddin, N., & Mustaffar, M. Y. (2020). Changes of Information Professional Roles and Initiatives to Support Information Management. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(11), 1475-1482.
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