The origins of Information Management practices: From the first modes of production to the Information Society

In the context of Information Science, there are studies on Information Management oriented towards the organisation and use of information in companies. Currently, there are few studies that clearly define the birth of information practice in the first modes of production. The aim of this research is to trace the historical origins of information management practices in organisations. The methodology employed is strictly theoretical, developed on the basis of research into the main sources in the field and also in related areas. The first part is aimed at suggesting an object for Information Management, so as to make it possible to identify its practical origins. The second part is aimed at investigating the historical origins of the ways in which information is used and appropriated by organisations, from the earliest forms of production to the emergence of the Information Society. The research enabled the identification of distinct lines of thought for understanding Information Management or attempts to respond to this supposed object, more generally called the four generations of uses of information and knowledge.