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Information comminication techology and
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02පූර්ව දැණුම-අප මෙලොවට බිහිවු දවසේ ආචාර ධර්ම ඉගෙණිමට අවස්ථාව උදාවේ
02නව දැණුම-
Audit
•Audit
or Auditing is the inspection
and examination of
accounting information
and financial
processes in
records,
files
and
systems for the
accuracy as
well as
helping for the formulation of
plans and
strategies for the progress of the
organization based on the
guidelines and
procedures laid down for the purpose.
•
•Two
types of Auditing
1.Inspection audit
2. Advisory audit
Information Audit
•Information has been the tope most
resource among all other capital
resources. Without accurate information, what
can we do ?.
•Information is available in any
organization like hospitals,
libraries, private sector agencies and so on.
Information
contains in files, papers, records, information centers,
libraries
and so on.
•
Information Audit
and Information Management
•Information Audit is a particular area in
Information
Management.
Information
management is the activity of managing
information products and processes in
order to provide
effective and efficient information service for the clients in
any organizational setting. Libraries are performing
Information Management
Information Audit
•“Information
Audit or Auditing is
the inspection
and examination of
information use
in records, files and
systems for the accuracy
as
well as
helping for the formulation of
plans
and strategies for the progress of the
organization, based on the
guidelines
and procedures laid down for the
purpose”
•
“Scrutiny
or assessment of on going
information management systems and
strategies whether
the ultimate
objective of the organization is
hindered by the existing form,
content, tools, techniques,
procedures
of information and to
further investigate what anomalies
prevailed and
advise to rectify all
these problems and errors
“It
is the investigation of use of
information, form, contents, delivery
, accuracy,
up-todateness and
so on
Objectives of Information Audit
•In 2007 Buchanan and Gibb
developed upon their 1998 examination of the IA
process by outlining a summary
of its main objectives:
•To
identify an organisation’s
information resource
•To
identify an organisation’s
information needs
•
•Furthermore, Buchanan and Gibb went
on to state that
the IA also had to meet the following additional
objectives:
•To
identify the cost/benefits of information resources
•To
identify the opportunities to use the information
resources for strategic
competitive advantage
•To integrate
IT investment with strategic business initiatives
•To
identify information flow and processes
•To
develop an integrated information strategy and/or policy
•To
create an awareness of the importance of Information
Resource Management (IRM)
•To
monitor/evaluate conformance to information related
standards, legislations,
policy and guidelines.
• WIKIPEDIA
Information Audit
will answer for following
questions
•Does the existing information format
fulfil the expected task effectively?
•How far the content of information is
matching the expected outcome?
•Are the existing resources used
effectively ?
•How is the cost benefit analysis ?
•What is the profit ?
•How far the clients are satisfied?
•What are the defects in the existing
information service ?
•How databases are used and what the
benifits
What
is Ethics
•Ethics are
a system of moral principles and a branch of
philosophy which defines what is
good for individuals and
society.
•Ethics, indicate
the way of behaviouar anrd
conduct of a
person or a group of persons in person him or herself
which mean
intrapersonal and any environments viz
house, office, and so on. Ethics has a
relationship with
customs, tradition, culture, thought patterns, rule of law,
mannerism.
•Achara-samachara, awatum-pawathum, charitra-varitra,
honda-Naraka
etc
Ethics
•Ethics,
sometimes known as moral
philosophy, is
a branch of philosophy that
involves
systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of
right
and wrong conduct,
often addressing disputes
of moral diversity. The
term comes from the Greek word
ethos,
which means "custom, habit". Philosophical ethics
investigates what
is the best way for humans to live, and
what kinds of actions are
right or wrong in particular
circumstances. (Wikipedia)
•
•Simple
ethics
•Table
manners
•Attire
(Way and art of wearing clothes)
•Bodily
styles (Punjab sheiks' behavior)
•Marriage
ceremonial situations
•Burial
ethos (Death customs)
•Religious
customs
•Social
customs
What
is not ethics
•Ethics
is not a law or rule or act enacted by Parliament
•
•It
is not an unbreakable or un-encroachable
conduct or
behavior
•
•It
is not a universal or globally accepted framework
•
•
Ethics
is what
•Conducting
system (yahapawathma)
•Behavior
system (Hasireem paddhatiyak)
•Moral
system (Charya paddhatiyak)
•Functional
system (Karyawali
based on niyamawali)
•Value
system (Hara)
•Norm
system (Pawathum)
•Standard
system (Pramithi)
•Quality
system (Thatwa paddhathiyak)
•Etiquette
system (Good and bad)
Ethics
for Librarians
•Role,
Duty and responsibility for
•1
The person himself/herself
•2
Society
•3.
Workplace/job
•4.Users
•5.
Library materials
•6.
Education and training
•7.
Colleagues. Superiors and juniors
•8. Culture and harmony
•8. Culture and harmony
IFLA
Ethics
•1.Access
to
information
•2.Responsibilities
towards
individuals and society
•3.Privacy,
secrecy and transparency
•4.Open
access
and intellectual property
•5.Neutrality,
personal integrity and professional skills
•6.Colleague
and
employer/employee relationship
Five
principles of Ethics
Computer
ethics (CE)
•Computer
ethics” defined
by Walter Maner in
the mid
1970s. It is related to research that ethics are needed in
order to address problems which crop up due to computer
technology”.
1970s. It is related to research that ethics are needed in
order to address problems which crop up due to computer
technology”.
•
•Utility
of Computers and the technology involved in that
process need standard of ethics.
process need standard of ethics.
Computer
ethics
•Later,
it
revealed that the technology (computers, mobiles,
ICTs in general) does not lead to apply ethics which mean
Computer ethics but the raw material (the data particularly
the information) clearly processed using computers and
technology need ethics which mean “information ethics”
(IE). The word (IE)coined around in 1990s.
ICTs in general) does not lead to apply ethics which mean
Computer ethics but the raw material (the data particularly
the information) clearly processed using computers and
technology need ethics which mean “information ethics”
(IE). The word (IE)coined around in 1990s.
•
•
Information
Ethics
•Information
ethics is the area which generally explores the ethical issues owing to the
application of computers and technology but specifically investigates the
issues rising with the manipulation of data and information. It focuses the moral issues concerning
information privacy, problems arising from the life-cycle creation, collection,
recording, distribution, processing, etc.) of information, especially ownership
and copyright in the environment of a digital divide).
IE
deals with the fields/areas
•IE
focuses
•1.
Censorship, 2. Privacy, 3. Access to information,
•
•4. Principles
of collection development and management
•
•5. Copyright
and intellectual property laws,
6. Fair use,
7. Codes of ethics,
6. Fair use,
7. Codes of ethics,
•8.
Information security, (Data+Information+Knowledge
security)
security)
•9.
Secrecy and confidentiality 10 Public
use
11.Information
democracy
•12.
Individual
•13.
Organization (The Association e.g. Library Association)
•14.
Society and culture
•15.
With peer groups
•16.
All stake holders
Qualities
of
information
•
1. Accuracy
•2.
Relevancy
•3.
Uptodatness
•4.
Cost or fee distribution
•5.
Simplicity
•6.
Completeness
•7.
Systematic arrangement
•8.
Flexibility
•9.
Communicable
•10.
Objective based or target oriented
•11.
Information confidentiality
•12.
Democratic e.g. abide by law
•13.
Useful
•14.
Applicable
Parts
of Code of Information
Ethics
•Introduction
•Vision
of the Association
•Mission
of the Association
•Objectives
of the code
•1.The
person
himself/herself
•2
Society
•3.
Workplace/job
•4.Users
•5.
Library materials
•6.
Use of information content
•7.
Application of tools and equipment
•8.
Education
and training
•9.
Colleagues/ Superiors
and Juniors
•10.
Culture
and harmony
•
Benefits
of IE
•Able
to achieve the targets and objectives of the
organization very successfully
organization very successfully
•
•Self-and
professional development
•Maximum
user satisfaction
•Total
Quality Management (TQM)
•Safeguard
of information right of people
•Minimizing
computer crimes and malicious activities
•Able
to maintain standards
•Develop
Cooperation
•Effective
resource management
•Effective
collection, organization and dissemination of
information
information
•Safeguard
of qualities of information
•Human
resource development
•Economic
and social development
•
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