How organizations are run continues to evolve. They used to be run by their inventors. Next, the business and financial people came in. We now have lawyers getting involved due to legal issues and regulatory issues. But the time has come for the information professional to take a role as leader and guide.
Information management is a vital part of everything our organizations do.
I see a future that increasingly brings people together with knowledge resources of various kinds and in various formats, breaking down all barriers of space and time. These activities take place under the umbrella of the Knowledge Community. Information professionals, with our abilities and understandings, will be critical to the development and results of these knowledge communities. Our institutions need us as guides on this exciting expedition into an information-centric 21st century. Jos -Marie Griffiths is University Chief Information Officer and Executive Director, Information Technology Division, at the University of Michigan.