Information Agencies

Comparison and Contrast of Information Agencies IMC 451

Organization of Information

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Information Agencies.

Information agencies is an agencies that specialized on information work, collecting, storing,

procession, managing, preserving, creating and disseminating information to enable future

generation to gain enormous benefits and values for various means and purpose.

Types of Information Agencies.

The basic role of information agencies are as knowledge archival, preservation of cultural and

heritage and as a knowledge disseminator. In the same perspectives, Information Agencies will

act as knowledge retrievals for education and social interaction purposes. Information Agencies

are as follow:

Archives

Museum

Gallery

Library

Figure 1 : List of Information Agencies



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Library

Name of the Library Library of Congress (LOC)

Definition

A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and

services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for

use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private

individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of

books. The term can mean the collection, the building that houses

such a collection, or both.

Objective

The library’s mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its

constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and

creativity for the benefit of the American People.

Role

The Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution,

is the world's preeminent reservoir of knowledge, providing

unparalleled integrated resources.

Collection

147 million items, including Cataloged Books, Monographs and

serials, bound newspapers, pamphlets, technical report, reports,

audio materials, manuscripts, maps, microforms, pieces of sheet

music, visual materials – moving images, photographs, posters,

paints and drawings.



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Users

Anyone: especially Academician, Politician, Government, Kids and

families, Librarians, Researcher, Teachers, Artist and senior citizens.

Standard of arrangement

All forms of material are organize using Library Of Congress

Classification scheme. This scheme is a system for classifying books

and other materials, using for its notation both letters and numerals to

allow for expansion: originally developed at the Library of Congress

for classifying its books and subsequently adopted by other libraries.

Services Offered

Ask a Librarian, Cataloging Services, Duplication Service Interlibrary

Loan, Library Standards, National Library Services for the Blind and

Physically Handicapped, Reader registration and those basic services

offered by the library.



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Archive

Name of Archive

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

United States of America

Definition

A place where public records or other historic documents are kept.

Usually, archives documents or records relating to the activities,

business, dealings, story of a person and family, corporation,

association, community or nation.

Objective

The National Archives and Records Administration serves American

democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of the

Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn

from this documentary heritage. It ensure continuing access to the

essential documentation of the rights of American citizens and the

actions of their government. NARA also facilitate historical

understanding of their national experience

Role

As the nation’s record keeper, it is our role that all Americans will

understand the vital role records play in a democracy, and their own

personal stake in the National Archives

Collection Manages the records of millions of military veterans of the 20th

century as well as former civilian Federal employees. Record of

Government proclamations, orders, and regulations, and Presidential

and other public documents. The Presidential libraries house papers,

records, and other historical materials relating to all Presidents from

Herbert Hoover on, their families, and their administrations



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Users

The Americans, Academicians, Government, Laws and Regulations

Practitioners, History Analyst, Auditors and etc..


Subject arrangement : Arrangement of files by categorical topics

and then by related subjects within each records.

Numerical Arrangement : arrange records that are normally

identified and referred to by number as bills of lading, requisitions,

purchase orders, etc.

Chronological Arrangement: arrange documents in date sequence

when the date is the primary means of reference.

Geographical Arrangement : arrangement by geographical

locations such as area, country, state, county, etc.

Organizational Arrangement: is used when the grouping of

documents by the name of the pertinent organization is of primary

importance in referencing records.

Alphabetical Arrangement: is used to file documents by name of

persons, companies, agencies, etc., in alphabetical order.

Case Filing: is the grouping of documents that pertain to a particular

person: place; or thing.

Services Offered

Ask a Librarian, Cataloging Services, Duplication Service Interlibrary

Loan, Library Standards, National Library Services for the Blind and

Physically Handicapped, Reader registration and those basic services

offered by the library.



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Museum

Name of Museum

Bank Negara Malaysia Money Museum

Definition

A non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society

and of its development, and open to the public, which acquires,

conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of

study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of people and

their environment.

Objective

It aims at providing the public with contemporary and multidisciplinary

information about money, banknotes and coins as well as economic

issues in line with the objectives and values of the Money Museum.

. In this respect, the communication activities of the Money Museum

contribute to enhancing the public’s knowledge and understanding of

the BNM’s monetary and stability policies.

Role

In supporting a learning-oriented knowledge society, Bank Negara

Malaysia Museum is aims to be a provider of cultural knowledge on

currency discipline. As result, it enhances the general public’s

acknowledgement of the BNM and helps define its position in society.

With its mission as a representative of knowledge and culture, the

Money Museum links the BNM to the world of art, culture and

science.



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Collection

The museum dedicated to numismatics brings culture to life. The

museum explores art, history, science and much more to promote the

diverse nature of money and relate The museum collection consists

of over 25,000 objects encompassing the history of numismatics from

the earliest invention of money to modern day. The objects include

paper money, coins, tokens, medals, exonumia, and traditional

money from all over the world items.

Users

Academician, Senior Citizen, Numismatic Experts, Researchers and

etc.


All valuable collection will be exhibits in a room with environmentally

sound and secure space. Collections were arranged and displayed

according to their region of origin, and catalogs were made of several

collections. Some collections are arranged chronologically by culture,

focusing on the religious practices of each age.

Services Offered

Kidz Corner, online quizzes, Q&A Session, Video Show, Museum

Shop, Interactive Multimedia and Guide with tour facilities.



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Gallery

Name of Gallery National Art Gallery of Singapore

Definition

A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.

An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition

of art, usually visual art.

Objective

To be a centre of excellence in Asian art in the region,

providing an intellectual cultural framework on which

international discourse and fresh understandings of our

unique visual art heritage can take place.

To restore, preserve, document and research the National

Visual Art Permanent Collection and the historical of national

arts.

To promote and improve the quality of national visual arts by

organizing exhibitions, seminars, workshops, competitions

and arts activities in local and international aspects.

To create awareness, understanding, appreciation and

respect towards arts

Role

To collect, restore, preserve, exhibit, promote and nurture awareness,

understanding and appreciation of art for all community.



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Collection

Singapore’s National Art Collection numbers approximately 8,000

pieces, two thirds of which are Southeast Asian and Singaporean

works spanning the 19th and 20th century and Singapore art with its

unparalleled holdings of works by major Singaporean artists. The

collection also includes significant pieces from Southeast Asian artists

of international standing and also crafts, pottery, sculpture and wood

art are being displayed.

Users

Target user is for those who cares and know the value of arts,

painting and modern art, especially local artist and art students.


Most of the painting will be framed and will be arranged in

chronological order of event, such as independent day, the world and

different cultures and etc. Somehow, collections will be displayed

based on special theme, such as A Centennial Celebration Collection,

every month.

Services Offered

Tour, Publication, Gallery Trails, Games and Online Exhibition

Panoramas.



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Conclusion

Information agencies play a fundamental role in our society. They are the collectors and

stewards of our heritage and knowledge needs; they are also organizers of the knowledge,

history and learning process. Information Agencies take the knowledge of the past and present,

and lay it down for the future used.

Information Agencies face real challenges in coping with the transition to the digital age. To

avoid becoming the dinosaurs of the future, they have to adapt, to attract new and young users,

and to develop new business models. This implies deep changes in the organizations, in the

skills and sometimes in attitude. Information Agencies also have a unique role to play in

disseminating knowledge about their collections.

Those agencies developed in performance with their local and national history. Political,

economic and social circumstances create, shape and develop the importance of Information

Agencies. Among those agencies we can find diversity and difference. The most modern and

well-equipped library is not necessarily the most developed in the art of stimulating popular

participation and democracy. Good examples can be found all over the world.

All information agencies were set up with their own roles and objectives, background and

standard of arrangements, but among those agencies, they were bounded with the same

mission and attention in nurturing knowledgeable society and promotes long life learning.

Education

Information Agencies