In general, information sources tend to be categorized as:
- popular or scholarly/academic, based primarily on content level, intended audience, and the rigor of the pre-publication review/editing process
- primary, secondary, or tertiary, based on immediacy of the author or creator to the content/event
What is an author?
Author is reporting or commenting/analyzing information from sources other than her/his own firsthand knowledge or experience.
What does a critical review of an author's work by someone else provide?
what others have said about the author. A critical review of the author's work by someone else may provide insight as to an author's point of view. Ask a librarian for help if you need a critical review or information about particular individuals, institutions or organizations
What is an author in history?
Author is a creator, participant or witness to the information presented. IMPORTANT: In historical research, authors who responded to or reported an idea or event contemporaneously with its occurrence but didn't create, participate or witness it, may also be considered primary sources.
How to find the publication date of a book?
To determine publication date, check front page of a journal or on the back of the title page of a book. Alsonote dates cited in tables and charts since such data may be older than the date book or article was published.
What is literature review?
literature reviews(overviews or syntheses of current thought and research on a particular topic)
Why are scholarly sources important?
Also, scholarly sources provide full documentation for their claims while popular sources generally do not.
Where to find credentials for a book?
FINDING CREDENTIALS:Check for credentials in the introductory section of a book or non-print item, at the beginning of a journal article or in the back pages of a journal, under 'About Us' or a similar heading on a website . Additional biographical information on an author may also be available from other sources. Ask a librarian for assistance.
What is reliable information?
Reliable: The information should be counted on to be trustworthy. It should be accurate, consistent with facts and verifiable. Inadequate or incorrect information generally leads to decisions of poor quality. For example, sales figures that have not been adjusted for returns and refunds are not reliable.
Why is too much information a big burden on management?
Concise: Too much information is a big burden on management and cannot be processed in time and accurately due to “bounded rationality”. Bounded rationality determines the limits of the thinking process which cannot sort out and process large amounts of information.
What is cost effective?
Cost-effective: The information is not desirable if the solution is more costly than the problem. The cost of gathering data and processing it into information must be weighed against the benefits derived from using such information. 15. Flexibility: The business and economic environment is highly dynamic in nature.
What is the meaning of "understandable"?
7. Understandable: Since information is already in a summarized form, it must be understood by the receiver so that he will interpret it correctly. He must be able to decode any abbreviations, shorthand notations or any other acronyms contained in the information. 8.
The Primary Sources
- They are those that contain original information, the subject they contain has never been treated, the information has remained intact, that is, it has not been interpreted or analyzed by an investigator or institution. This information consists of taking data through a questionnaire, an interview, a photograph, a video, etc., serves the researcher...
Secondary Sources
- Secondary sources are concrete results of the use of primary sources; constitute the product of many years of research. When used exclusively, it is because the researcher does not have the money to collect information of the primary type or when he simply finds very reliable secondary sources. They can be identified because they do not have as main objective to offer information …
Tertiary Sources
- This type of information sources fulfills the functions of compiling, organizing, collecting and debugging the primary and secondary sources. Among these sources are bibliographies of bibliographies. According to the type of information contained in the sources of information are classified in:
General Sources
- The general information source provides broad and basic information on a topic such as definitions, historical context or main exponents. Among this type of source is possible to find manuals, encyclopedias, dictionaries and general information magazines.
Specialized Sources
- Specialized sources present information relating to a particular subject or matter and are addressed to a specific group. Within this type of sources it is possible to find databases and specialized magazines. According to the format or support of the information sources, these are classified in:
Text Sources
- Textual sources include information that is presented in the form of text such as books, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Digital Fountains
- They are all sources that require the use of a digital device to access them; among these it is possible to find repositories of information, geographic information, etc. According to the channel used the sources of information are of two types:
Oral Sources
- This type of source of information does not appear in written form and it is necessary to go to look for it in the place where it is. Oral reports, testimonies, etc. are part of this type of information.
Documentary Sources
- Documentary sources consist of a report on an investigation carried out; serve as a communication tool for the results obtained and increase the knowledge pool in society. Finally, the types of sources of information are classified according to geographical coverage and refer mainly to primary sources:
International Sources
- This type of source refers to an individual or institution from which information will be extracted and outside the country where the research is carried out.