https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/cbf1d6ff27f68468816d25b4edff3985.pdf 474c7b8b305bc1a9ec1f1badb90e5229 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE VALUE OF AN INFORMATION POLICY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR. CHIPO MUTONGI DR. S. B. M. MARUME Description An account of the resource Information policy is the glue that holds the proper management of information for nations and organisations. Information if not well managed poses challenges to privacy and confidentiality, intellectual rights, security, reliability, accountability and responsibility. This then calls for information policy to maintain proper rules and procedures in the use of formation for effective and efficient information flow. This paper shows the value of having an information policy. The dangers of not having an information policy are articulated which include inconsistency, repetition of work and lack of accountability. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 information Information policy policy policy process Strategy tactics and planning