Information Resources and Their Management Optimization Methods

Abstract

The distinguishing feature of the information age - information is a valuable resource. It is important to know what information is being acquired and produced and to use information wisely and effectively in support of everyone's objectives. Information resources management (IRM) is the task of ensuring this is done. Information resources (IR) and IRM are the terms have been used for over a decade, although are still not single, unambiguous definitions. Till now IR and IRM mean different things to different people. The author tries to summarize numerous definitions of IR and IRM which literature provides and also analyzes IRM optimization methods. For IR she uses statistic analysis method, for IRM optimization - simulation and cluster analysis methods.