Information Resource Center Management (IRCM)

No longer confined by the limitations of print material, the library's traditional function as an information repository has been dramatically transformed. Tomorrow, the information resource center (IRC) will take on a new role as it becomes an active participant in the creation of enterprise knowledge management systems. IRCs, along with the rest of the organization, are in a constant struggle to create an integrated document-related architecture to provide end-to-end digital document strategies which support knowledge management. The IRC has evolved from being an information depository to becoming a center for distributed, interactive information. The IRC must ensure that its information technology strategies are aligned with the rest of the organization. Within 5 years, knowledge management will be the single most important activity of the IRC.