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irm - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Information Resource Management
  IRM
  
     (IRM) A philosophical and practical approach to managing
     government information.  Information is regarded as a valuable
     resource which should be managed like other resources, and
     should contribute directly to accomplishing organisational
     goals and objectives.  IRM provides an integrated view for
     managing the entire life-cycle of information, from
     generation, to dissemination, to archiving and/or destruction,
     for maximising the overall usefulness of information, and
     improving service delivery and program management.
  
     IRM views information and Information Technology as an
     integrating factor in the organisation, that is, the various
     organisational positions that manage information are
     coordinated and work together toward common ends.  Further,
     IRM looks for ways in which the management of information and
     the management of Information Technology are interrelated, and
     fosters that interrelationship and organisational integration.
  
     IRM includes the management of (1) the broad range of
     information resources, e.g., printed materials, electronic
     information, and microforms, (2) the various technologies and
     equipment that manipulate these resources, and (3) the people
     who generate, organise, and disseminate those resources.
     Overall the intent of IRM is to increase the usefulness of
     government information both to the government and to the
     public.
  
     [Gary D. Blass et al. "Finding Government Information: The
     Federal Information Locator System (FILS)", Government
     Information Quarterly, JAI Press, Inc., Greenwich,
     Connecticut. Vol. 8, No. 1, pp.  11-32. 1991].
  
     (1995-11-12)
  

irm - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  IRM
         Information Resources Management