信息资源管理(IRM)是本世纪70年代末在美国出现的一个新概念。20年来，IRM的影响日益扩大，巳成为一个专门的发展领域，受到信息界、管理界、经济界和政府部门的关注，同时也被公众广泛接受。 -information resources management (IRM) is the late 1970s in the United States of a new concept. 20, IRM an increasing influence, had become a specialized area of development, by the information sector, the management sector, economic circles and government departments concerned, but also widely accepted by the public.