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THE BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF
DEPT. OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, NANJING UNIVERSITY
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Milestones
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In 1913,
Harry Clemons, an American librarian while the first head librarian of Jinling
University Library, set up courses on library science.
From 1923 to 1926,
Hong Youfeng created Library Science Summer Lecturing Division.
In 1927,
Library Science Department of Jinling University was established.
In 1940, Library
Science Division was added.
In 1978,
Library Science Division was resumed to recruit two-year undergraduate
students.
In 1985,
Library Science Department was resumed to recruit four-year undergraduate
students.
In 1989,
Department of Documentation & Information Science was renamed.
In 1992,
Department of Information Management was renamed.
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Dept.
of Information Management Today
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Since its resumption in 1985,
the Department has set up four academic specialties for bachelor’s-degree
students: 1）Information Management & Information Systems, 2）Library
Science, 3）Archives, 4）Editing & Publishing; three specialties for
master’s-degree students: 1）Library Science, 2）Information Science, 3）Archives;
still, two specialties for doctoral-degree students: 1）Information Science,
2）Library Science. A multi-disciplined, three-specialty-crossing structure has
been formulated.
There are three
university-governed research institutes attached to the department:
1）Information Industry Institute, 2）Information Technology Developing
Institute, 3） Publishing Research Institute. Besides, there are two
university-governed centers: 1）Center for Chinese Social Sciences Research
Assessment, 2）Information Retrieval Lab, and two state-governed research bases:
1）Chinese Assessment & Creation Center for Humanities & Social
Sciences, 2）National Center for Information Resource Management, Nanjing
Branch.
We have a faculty of 33, among whom
13 are professors (6 are doctoral advisors), 12 are associate professors, 4
lecturers and 4 lab researchers, while 90% have a doctoral or master’s
degree.
In the past 20 years, we have
more then 5000 students of all levels graduated who are now scattered all over
the country and in all fields. Currently we have 560 undergraduates, 200
graduates, 900 adult-education students, and over 200 students for the graduate
course program. Since 2000, we have 55 monographs and text books published, 580
research articles covered by CNKI database and 150 research projects in the
charge of the department, giving us important influence and status in the
field.
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EDUCATION
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Undergraduate Education
Information Management & Information System Specialty
Founded in 1992 succeeding from its
predecessor of Information Science, this specialty features its course
structure concerning the whole procedure of information processing including
information creation, production, dissemination, retrieval, organization,
analysis, assessment, and service. New courses about information technology
have been added, putting emphasis on the latest achievements such as Data
Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Multi-media Information Retrieval, Citation
Analysis, Internet Information Resource, Digital Libraries, E-Commerce, Image
Retrieval, Metadata, Network Marketing, etc. Most of the courses are now
web-based. This specialty has become one of the quality majors in Jiangsu
Province.
Library Science Specialty
This specialty, founded early in 1927, was
resumed in 1978, recruited four-year undergraduate students in 1985, recruited
master’s-degree students in 1986, and recruited doctoral students in 2004.
There are 8 faculty members: 5 professors (including 3 doctoral advisors, and 1
part-time professor), 3 associate professors. Up till now they have published
219 research articles, 21 monographs and 8 text books. 63 research projects
have been assumed by this division, 10 of which are state-leveled. So far, this
division has recruited 41 master’s-degree students, 27 of whom have graduated.
The main courses are Brief Introduction of Documentation, Outline of
Administration, Principle and Methodology of Systematic Management, Computer
Programming, Principle of Databases, Information Dissemination Technologies,
Information Storage & Organization, Information Retrieval, Document
Protection, Document Resource Collection, Library Modernization &
Management, etc.
Archive Management Specialty
The Archives specialty was formally founded in 1986 when we
began to recruit four-year undergraduate students and second bachelor’s-degree
students. We recruited master’s-degree students in 1999. This specialty
features scientific and technical archives management as well as
multi-disciplined academic background. We have 3 professors and 2 associate
professors, with over 200 research articles, 20 monographs and textbooks
published.
Publishing Management Specialty
Although Editing & Publishing has more than 10 years of
history as a master’s-degree specialty, it is a brand new undergraduate
specialty of e-publishing. We have an Electronic Editing & Publishing
Engineering Lab and Publishing Science Institute. The two professors are
state-famous scholars. Our main courses focus on: Background of Editing,
Publishing Economy & Administration, Multi-media Technology Application,
Publishing Law, Modern Publishing Technology, Circulation, etc.
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Graduate Education
Information Science Section
Master-degree Education
Main research fields include: Information Research,
Information Industry Research, Marketing Information Management, Automated
Information Retrieval, Information Management System, Information Development
and Utilization, Economic Information Management, etc. Current advisors
are: Shen Guchao, Su Xinning, Sun Jianjun, Zhu Qinghua, Huang Qi, Hua Weina,
Zhu Xuefang, Liu Youhua, Yuan Qinjian.
Doctor-degree Education
Doctor-degree Education in Information Science started
in 1998. Main research fields include: The Theory & Methodology of
Information Science, Competitive Intelligence Research, Informatic Economy
Research, Information Sources Management, Internet Information Sources
Management, Information Intelligence Retrieval, Knowledge Management and so on.
The current doctoral advisors are Shen Guchao, Su Xinning, Sun Jianjun, Zhu
Qinghua.
Library Science Section
Master-degree Education
Main research fields include: Editing & Publishing
Research, Information Sources and Retrieval, Bibliographical Research,
Information Consulting and Reference, Library Management, Library Automation,
Electronic Publishing Research, Electronic Information and Network Research,
Information Sources Sharing, etc. Current advisors are: Zhen Jianmin, Ye
Jiyuan, Xu Yan, Zhang Zhiqiang, Liu Shumin, Shan Qicheng, Chen Ya.
Doctor-degree Education
Doctor-degree Education in Library Science started in
2002 corporating with the national library of China. The main research fields
include: Documentation Research, Library Science Research, Information
Consulting and Reference Research, Ancient Rare Edition Research, Chinese
Classic Bibliography Research, Information Sources Collection Research,
Decision Making & Consulting, Periodicals & Bibliometric Study, and so
on. The current doctoral advisors are Zhen Jianmin, Ye Jiyuan, Li
Zhizhong.
Archive Management Section
Master-degree Education
Main research fields include: Economic &
Scientific Archives Management, Technologies & Methodologies of Archives
Management, Archival Information Retrieval & Utilization, Basic Theories on
Archives Management, etc. Current advisors are: Wu Jianhua, Yan Xianglin, Luo
Hui.
Lab of Information Technology
Lab of Information Technology was established early in
1985, covering 220M2, equipped with 85 Internet –and –Intranet
-based computers both in Gulou and Pukou campus. The lab offers computer
practicing courses for both undergraduate students and adult-education
students. The main courses provided by the lab include: Computer Programming,
Computer Application, Computer Network Technologies, E-Commerce, Internet
Information Resources Management, Office Automation, Principles of Databases,
Application Technologies of the Internet, Information Retrieval in Chinese and
Foreign Languages, etc.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing education in the department has a long
history. Through long years of hard work and development, we have achieved a
lot in the Specialty Designing, Course Planning, Classroom-teaching and
Lab-practicing, formulating our market-oriented teaching characteristics.
1 Information Management and Information System
Specialty
We have set up about 33 courses: Introduction to
Computer, Introduction to Information, Systematic Theories & Methodologies,
Database Systems and Applications, Introduction to Computer Network,
Information Analysis and Research, Computer Programming Language,
Information Dissemination Technologies,
Information Retrieval, Information Storage and Organization, Information Policy
and Legislation, Information System Development Tools, Information Consulting
and Reference, Internet Information Resources, Data Structure, Paperwork and
Secretary Study, Computer System and Software, Applied Statistics, Professional
English, Information Institute Management, Web-based Marketing, Enterprise and
Marketing Information, Introduction to
E-Commerce, etc.
2 Information Management and Information System
Specialty (Business-Oriented)
Based on the two-year study in Information Management
and Information System Specialty, this program aims at training information
specialists especially for business information management. Those who have
taken 13 courses (no less than 70 credits altogether), and with the qualified
graduate thesis and personality, will be awarded the state-accredited
bachelor’s-degree certificate authorized by the Provincial Self-Study
Committee.
3 Secretary and Computer Application Specialty
Secretary and Computer Application Specialty started in
1992, in the form of Two-year On-campus Class, Night-teaching Class,
Correspondent Class, etc. The courses feature concerning: Introduction to
Information, Paperwork and Secretary Study, Archives Management, Management
Information System, Method of Social Survey, Reading of Policy Files,
Communication, Information Analysis and Decision Making, Information Resources
and Utilization, Office Automation, Internet Application Technologies, etc.
This specialty was evaluated as the Provincial Adult-education Characteristic
Specialty in 1998.
4 Business Information & E-Commerce Specialty
Started in 1992, Business Information &
E-Commerce Specialty
aims to train students to become qualified business and commercial
management specialists with competence for marketing information.
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FACILITIES
& SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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“985 Project Chinese Assessment & Creation Center
for Humanities & Social Sciences
“985 Project Chinese Assessment & Creation Center for Humanities
& Social Sciences was established by the cooperation between
The Center for Evaluation of Chinese Social Science Research and
Department of Information Management. The main tasks of this center are: to
enhance the Database of Chinese Social Science Citation Index (CSSCI),
establish a full-text database of source periodicals, implement multi-search of
the databases, collect and declare the statistics related to humanities and
social sciences, set up rules of different standards for the assessment system,
etc.
National Center for Information Resource Management,
Nanjing Branch
National Center for Information Resource Management, Nanjing Branch,
authorized by the Ministry of Information Industry, was started in 2000. The
main research fields include: Guidelines and Policies of Information Resource
Management, Service for Enterprise Products Development, Information
Integration, System Development, Training and Education for high-level
Information Resource Management Personnel for Government & Enterprise, etc.
In 2005, this center began to recruit master’s and doctoral degree candidates
majoring in information management engineering. The URL of the center is
http://irm.nju.edu.cn.
The Center for Evaluation of Chinese Social Science
Research, Nanjing University
The Center for Evaluation of Chinese Social Science
Research at Nanjing University was planned in 1999, when the Database of CSSCI
began to be developed with cooperation of The Hong Kong University of Science
& Technology. In the same year, the Ministry of Education ranked CSSCI to
the most important research list. The center was formally established in 2000,
currently having 11 experts and 15 database designers and administrators. The
main research fields include: Assessment of Social Sciences Research, Social
Sciences Database Development, Web-based Information sources in Social
Sciences.
Lab of Digital Information Integration
This is a research-oriented lab, especially for the
research and development of information collection, processing, storage, and
service through digital methods. The research fields include: Networked
Information Management, Internet /Intranet Application, Electronic Archives
Management, Electronic Publishing Research, Applied Database Development,
Social Informatics.
Multi-Information Processing Institute
Multi-Information Processing Institute was established
in 2002. The research fields include: Mode Recognizing, Image Processing,
Multimedia Information Retrieval, recognition of video, image, speech, and
literal characters, content-based image retrieval, applied software of image
and graph, theory and methodology on the development of image information
retrieval. The executive director is Professor Zhu Xuefang.
Competitive Intelligence Studio
Competitive Intelligence Studio was started in 2000. Up
till now we have finished over 40 working reports, participated over 20
national training projects, had master’s-degree students graduated in 5 years,
established doctoral-degree education system with 7 doctoral candidates working
at the present. The research fields include: Information Analysis Methodology,
Information Service & Consulting Research, Competitive Information Data
Mining, Information Legislation, Counter-Competitive Intelligence. The
executive director is Professor Shen Guchao.
Publishing Management Institute, Nanjing University
Founded in 1998, this institute has engaged its editing &
publishing related research under the rules of combining theory with practice
and comparing present with history, on the basis of research cases both at home
and abroad. Up till now, we have published 6 monographs and assumed 3 social
sciences research projects，one
of which is supported by Ministry of Education, while the other two are
provincial supported projects. The executive director is Professor Zhang
Zhiqiang.
Information Technology Institute
This institute was founded in 1994. The research fields
include: Knowledge Management, E-Government, Data Mining, Information
Retrieval, etc. In the past few years, this institute has assumed over 30
projects of state and province level or from enterprises. We have published
over 10 articles in the first-rank journals and over 40 articles in core
journals in China, as well as 10 monographs. The executive director is
Professor Su Xinning.
Information Industry Institute
The research fields in this institute include: The
Theory & Application of Information Sources Development & Utilization,
The Theory & Practice of E-Government, Popularization & Research of
E-Commerce, Information Strategy & Planning Research, etc. Four monographs
have been published since 2000. The executive director is Professor Sun
Jianjun.
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