Identifying Information Needs
Lori Mullooly
Created on September 23, 2024
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In what form might the information be?
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When and by who was the information created?
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Where can I find the information?
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What type of information do I need?
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In what format might the infomation be?
What you need for an assignment or paper may be a combination of the answers to some of these questions
Identifying Information Needs
Examples of information formats
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- Text
- Audio
- Video
- Graphics
- Art
- Photographs
The information may be in
- Print/physical form
- Digital form
In what form might the information be?
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When and by who was the information created?
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Primary sources are first-hand accounts of an event, by people who had a directly experienced that event.
Secondary sources are any sources that are written from the perspective of someone is did not personally experience an event.
- Libraries
- Archives
- Online
Examples of where to find the information
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- Books
- Academic journals
- Magazines
- Social Media
- Newspapers
- Websites
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There are more types of information than could ever be listed on a graphic. These are just a few examples!
- Current news
- Historical information
- Legal information
- Medical information
- Scholarly/academic information
- Peer reviewed studies
- Empirical studies
- Case studies
- Product information
Examples of types of information
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