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Information Resources and Services.
Dynamic nature of contemporary provision of information services: understanding users’ information behavior, Information retrieval concepts and theories; Mediation with users (information need negotiation, search strategy development, and evaluation of search results); Meeting users’ information needs through both human and technology based services and by using all formats of resources (print, electronic, online, and web based)
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Management of Information Organizations.
Introduction to organizational behavior theories applicable in information organizations with a particular focus on the processes of planning and decision making. staffing, motivation, leadership, evaluation, and organizational changes.