Faculty of Information Management

“Preserving the Past, Valuing the Present, Enriching the Future”

DEAN
Dr. Adnan Bin Jamaludin, Associate Professor
Bachelor in Library Science (UiTM); MSc. in Information Resource Management (Syracuse); Ph.D. Strategic Information Management (USM).

Brief History
The Faculty of Information Management has been recognized as a pioneer in Malaysia in providing education and research spanning the fields of Information, Library, and Records Management since its inception in 1968. During its formative years, the Department of Library Science conducted a full time programme to prepare post-high school students for the professional qualification - Associate of Library Science (ALA-UK). The school later designed its own Malaysian curriculum, launched in 1972 - Diploma in Library Science for holders of Higher School Certificates, and Postgraduate Diploma in Library Science for university graduates.
In keeping up with national and international developments, the School has been conducting regular curriculum reviews resulting in the integration of information science components into the curriculum. Hence the change of the school's name to "School of Library and Information Science" in 1979. With the addition of Archival and Records Management under the big umbrella of”Information", the school's name was changed again to "Faculty of Information Studies" in 1997. The current name, "Faculty of Information Management" has been in use since 2005 as a result of UiTM's regrouping of various academic programmes and disciplines campus-wide.

Our Mission
The faculty is dedicated to provide education for information professionals, enabling them to be knowledgeable, competitive, ethical and contributing towards the development of the organisation and society in which they are involved.

The faculty is committed to provide continuous education and training programmes for information professionals at various level of competency.

Our Goals
To fulfill the manpower needs for professionally qualified information personnel for the development of the nation towards vision 2020.

To provide academic and professional programs of high quality, innovative and up-to-date.

To provide quality teaching with the support of practical training, research, publishing, and consultancy work.

To increase the quality, effectiveness and the variety of training programs in line with industry needs and technological advancement.

To produce graduates who would become catalysts for the promotion of a reading and informed society.

First in Malaysia
Faculty of Information Management, Univeristi Teknologi MARA is known as the pioneer in Malaysia in providing education and research spanning the fields of Information, Library, and Records Management, due to several pioneering initiatives since its inception in 1968.
Date
First in Malaysia
1968
Institute Teknologi MARA establish a Department of Library Science in the School of Public Administration and Law to conduct a full-time programme in Librarianship preparing students for the professional qualification "Associate of the Library Associates" (A.L.A-UK.)
1971
School of Library Science, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM)
1972
Implemented two full-time academic programmes in Librarianship based on ITM's internally-design curriculum:
a) Diploma in Library Science
b) Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Science
1974
First national seminar on "Library Buildings", 22-23 August. Well-attended by professional architects and librarians from Malaysia and Singapore.
1975
The three-year Diploma was given recognition by the Public Service Department of Malaysia as equivalent to a University General Degree.
1979
Added "Information Science" components to the revised curriculum. Changed the School's name from "School of Library Science" to "School of Library and Information Science".
1980
Organized the first international seminar "Information for Productivity and Development" jointly with the Regional Institute of Higher Education and development, Singapore.
1981
The Public Service Department of Malaysia recognized the Postgraduate Diploma in Library Science as a professional qualification in Librarianship.
1986
First national manpower survey of libraries, information services and archives in Malaysia jointly conducted by the School and UNESCO.
1987
Launched "SISPUKOM- Sistem Perpustakaan Berkomputer" - the first made-in Malaysia library automation software produced by the School in collaboration with a private company.
1990
First IRPA project entitled, "Reading Habits and Reading Interests among students in Higher Learning Institutions in Malaysia", a nation-wide study among university students.
1991
Converted the three-year Diploma into four-year Advanced Diploma in Library Science so as to upgrade the qualification to be on par with a university honors degree.
1992
Introduced "Archives and Records Management" into the syllabus of the academic programme, making it the first programme of this nature in Southeast Asia.
1993
First among institutions of higher learning to receive the national award from the Prime Minister's Department for a "Successful Joint Research Innovation between the Public and Private Sector", a tribute to SISPUKOM.
1994
The Public Service Department of Malaysia recognized the Advance Diploma in Library Science as equivalent to a university Bachelor's Honors Degree.
1994
Launched ILMU (Integrated Library Management Utility), the first made-in Malaysia client-server architecture `Open Database Connectivity` compliant version of library automation software, a collaboration product between the School of Library Information Science, ITM and a private company.
1997
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Studies with four specializations:
a) Library and Information Management
b) Information System Management
c) Records Management
d) Resource Center Management
1997
Master of Science in Information Management
1999
PhD in Information Management
1999
Diploma in Information Management
2000
Master of Science in Information Management by Flexible Learning Mode
2000
Diploma in Information Management at UiTM Machang campus, Kelantan.
2002
The Diploma in Information Management received recognition by The Public Service Department of Malaysia
2003
Master of Knowledge Management
2004
Established the first National Bibliometrics Database: Science and Technology Knowledge Productivity in Malaysia, 1955-2002, for Malaysian Science and Technology Information Centre, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Malaysia.
2006
Master in Library Science

The chronology below documents the change of names from 1968 to the present:
1968-1969
Department of Library Science, School of Public Administration and Law, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM)
1970-1978
School of Library Science, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM)
1979-1978
School of Library and Information Science, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM)
1997-1999
Faculty of Information Studies, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM)
1999-2005
Faculty of Information Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
2005
Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

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UiTM Honours the First Lady for Championing Childhood Education

The country’s progress in early childhood education was in the spotlight yesterday at a special Commemorative Convocation Ceremony held at Dewan Seri Budiman where Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education (Childhood Education).
In her acceptance speech, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor thanked the university for the award and spoke extensively on her commitment to work diligently in building a network of quality early childhood education centres for children below the age of 5, under the auspices of the PERMATA Negara project, to help children of the nation reach their fullest potential. She stated that providing regulated, equitable and accessible early childhood education to all was central to the nation’s development and human resource agenda and it was an honour to be able to do so with the support of the Prime Minister.
She dedicated the award to PERMATA Negara, the organisation she founded with a group of professionals from various quarters, saying that the recognition for their work would serve to invigorate their efforts further. Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah extolled the dedication of the professionals behind PERMATA Negara, saying that the exemplary initiatives undertaken by the organisation had produced children who exceeded the international milestone measuring self-esteem, maturity and communicative skills.
The conferral was performed by His Majesty the Yang Di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Tun Hajah Rahah Mohd Noah, Higher Education Minister Khaled Nordin, foreign dignitaries, close family and friends of the recipient and senior academics from partner institutions graced the event.
Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor later launched the Centre for Arts and Creativity in Childhood Education (AcCE) set up by the Education Faculty, which she proposed to be known as the Permata Negara Centre of Excellence in Arts and Creativity.

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