The role of information professionals in global economic crisis

Al-Suqri Waseem Afzal, Mohammed Nasser, Al-Kindi, Salim Saeed and Al-Sarmi, Abdullah Humood (2010) The role of information professionals in global economic crisis. Information, society and justice journal, 3 (1). pp. 51-57. ISSN 1756-1078

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It is now generally agreed that better information use in the financial services sector might have helped to avert the economic crisis which originated in the U.S. in 2007. Similarly, it is clear that improved availability and communication of good information could have helped prevent the types of consumer and investor reactions which spread the crisis around the globe today. Drawing on a range of existing sources, this paper considers the impact of information failure and the role of information professionals in the economic crisis. It then examines how information professionals can make an important contribution to economic recovery and sets out recommendations for the profession. The paper concludes that unless information professionals play a more proactive role in
making good economic and financial information readily accessible, the risk of recurrent economic crises will be increased.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Information, society and justice journal; Global economic crisis; Globalization; Globalisation; Information professionals; Information failure
Subjects:	000 Computer science, information & general works > 020 Library & information sciences 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics 600 Technology > 650 Management & auxiliary services
Department:	School of Social Sciences (to June 2021) School of Social Sciences and Professions
Depositing User:	Mary Burslem
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2015 10:22
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2020 10:04
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/90

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