Information management in 21st century- New Trends and Technology

106-112<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;="" mso-bidi-font-style:italic"="" lang="EN-US">Twenty first century is expected to change the entire scenario of information science. It will then be possible to communicate information in voluminous amounts with the help of information technology over long distances in seconds. The present information age is going to face much more challenges due to rapid technological advancements which will create new wave of opportunities for using information in virtually all human pursuits. All developments are to be watched critically and closely "for information itself is power" and the power of information takes on even greater dimensions in the information society. Information technology does not consist of only the hardware and software but also the management techniques used to handle and process information, their application, etc. The rapid advancements in the field of information technology has: resulted into communication revolution giving rise to new social condition which is being described as Information Society'.