Now, the rapid development of science and technology has pushed human society into a new era - the information age. This is an indisputable fact; the huge role of information in promoting social and economic development makes it listed together with material energy as the three pillars of modern society, which has reached a consensus in the whole society. With the growing demand for information to be managed as a resource, a new management idea and model - information management - has emerged in the field of information research.
Therefore, the concept of "information management" was born. Because information is ubiquitous, the scope of human information management activities is also very extensive. Information management is not only a part of information work, but also has been considered an important part of modern management. The concept of information management originated from the West, and it also emerged in the 1960s and 1970s when the amount of information in the world was growing rapidly, information technology was changing with each passing day, and the information industry was developing strongly. Today, information management is not just a concept, but an important content in informatics and management. One understanding of information management is that information management is the management of information. Here, information management refers to the management of information resources in a narrow sense, which is actually the management of information itself; another view is that information management is not only the management of information, but the management of various elements involved in information activities, such as information, Technology, personnel, and organization are rationally organized and effectively controlled to meet the information needs of society. Here, information management refers to information resource management in a broad sense. Combining the two understandings, information management refers to the management of social information generated by human information activities. Information management is a kind of management.