Announcing Two Books
The School of Information Management is very proud to announce the publication of two books by two of our staff members, Gillian Oliver and Tony Hooper.
The School of Information Management is very proud to announce the publication of two books by two of our staff members, Gillian Oliver and Tony Hooper.
A book launch was hosted by the School in Gillian and Tony's honour on 28 February 2014 and was attended by academics and professionals from the Information sector.
A very big congratulations to both Gillian and Tony.
Records Management and Information Culture: Tackling the people problem
Gillian Oliver and Fiorella Foscarini London: Facet, 2014
This book explores organisational information culture, the values and attitudes that people bring to information management, and how this impacts on recordkeeping practice. It provides details of an innovative framework for analysing information culture, including guidelines for assessment together with suggestions for next steps, the strategies and actions to influence behavioural change. For more information, click here.
Using MIS, 2nd Edition
David Kroenke and Tony Hooper Auckland: Pearson, 2013
Using MIS is used in several New Zealand universities as a prescribed text for INFO 101 courses. It contains new and updated case studies reflective of the New Zealand business and management environment. These include studies of The Hobbit: an unexpected journey, New Zealand Post and Novopay. New personality profiles of New Zealand IT professionals including Victoria Ransom of Google and Kathy Gruzas of Weta Digital bring a greater emphasis on career opportunities in the New Zealand work environment. A new series of ethical studies has been included that relates to contemporary New Zealand situations such as the Novopay controversy, Kim Dotcom and MegaUpload, and Cyberbullying. The global perspective on management information systems is emphasised in modules entitled “Global: the new normal”. The chapter on software development and project management has been completely revised in response to requests from academics who use the book as a teaching base. Additional supplementary resources to assist educators have been developed by the School of Information Management Undergraduate Programme Manager, Simon Park and are available to registered and validated lecturers. The book is available from Vic Books.