Some say we live in an Information Age. But the field of information management is currently fractured and incoherent. Each sub discipline (content, document, asset, records, data management to name just a few) has its own practitioners, applications and professional communities.
We believe that behind the seeming differences between these ‘managements’ there is a deeper unity that will eventually define a strong clear foundation for all of them. We do not believe that all managements will or should merge, but rather that just as business underlies accounting and finance there is a common foundation behind all forms of information management that practitioners should all know.
To provide a guide to the foundations of information management, The Information Management Foundation (TIMAF) will bring the commonalities between sub disciplines to light and help to organize the best practices and the framework that we publish.
TIMAF Editorial Board
Bob Boiko (United States) is founder and president of Metatorial Services Inc., and is a faculty member of the University of Washington Information School. In 2004, Bob sparked the creation of CM Professionals, the first and only content management organization for practitioners. Recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of content management, he has almost 20 years of experience designing and building Web, hypertext and multimedia systems and tools for some of the world’s top technology corporations (including Microsoft, Motorola, and Boeing). Bob has sat on many advisory boards and is the recipient of many awards including the 2005 EContent 100 Award for leadership in the content management industry. He is author of two editions of The Content Management Bible and Laughing at the CIO: Leading Information Management in the Information Age. Bob is internationally known for his lectures and workshops.
Erik M. Hartman (the Netherlands) is owner of the independent consultancy firm Erik Hartman Communicatie, and founding member and former President of CM Professionals and the eGovernment Community. He is author of several content management publications (both paper and online) and a frequent speaker at international events. Erik is an AIIM certified trainer in Business Process Management (BPM) and Information Organization and Access (IOA). As an independent consultant in the field of information architecture, content management strategy and communications strategy Erik is involved in several information management projects for the top 500 organizations in the Benelux. Erik lives on a houseboat and has his office in the historic centre of Utrecht (NL). His favorite role is being a coach and discovering with other practitioners how to find a better way in dealing with information challenges.
Sponsoring
TIMAF and its publications are a volunteer based initiative. Your financial support is more than welcome.
As a sponsor your name and company logo will be published on the TIMAF website and on the back cover of the ‘Information Management Best Practices’ edition. All sponsors receive a free copy of the paper edition and free access to the online edition.
For more details about sponsoring, please send an email to info@timaf.org.
