An information professional or information specialist is someone who collects, records, organises, stores, preserves, retrieves, and disseminates printed or digital information. The service delivered to the client is known as an information service.[1][2]
The versatile term "information professional" is used to describe similar and sometimes overlapping professions, such as librarians, archivists, information managers, information systems specialists , information scientists, records managers,[1] and information consultants,[3][4] but terminology differs among sources and organisations.[1] Information professionals work in a variety of private, public, and academic institutions, or independently.
- ^ a b c Greer, R.C.; Grover, R.; Fowler, S.G. (2007). Introduction to the Library and Information Professions. NetLibrary, Inc. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 12–15, 79. ISBN 978-0-313-09580-1. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Oliveira, Dalbert Marques; Rodrigues, Luis Silva; Pereira, Patrícia Miranda (November 2019). "Profile of information professionals: an information science perspective based on the RIM framework". Proceedings of the 34th International Business Information Management Association Conference (34ª): 11233–11241.
- ^ Wormell, Irene; Olesen, Annie Joan; Mikulás, Gábor (1 January 2011). What is information consulting?. pp. 1–11. doi:10.1016/B978-1-84334-662-3.50001-3. ISBN 9781843346623. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Information Consultant - an overview". ScienceDirect. Topics. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.