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Article: Value as calculation and value as contribution to the organization. (Creating a Value Profile).
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- Information Outlook
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- March 1, 2003
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CAN THERE BE YET ANOTHER ARTICLE WRITTEN ABOUT "VALUE" AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS?
Given the increased importance of information resources and the evolving role of information professionals, it is imperative that we have clarity on what value means and where and how we add value to the organizations for which we work.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000), defines value as:
1. An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return.
2. Worth in usefulness or importance to the ...