Information Search and Analysis Skills

1. Topic Information Search and Analysis Skills By: AbhinavKashyap

2. Contents What is information Importance of information Problems of information Sources of information Information search on internet Guidelines for information searching Information and society References

3. What is information A collection of facts or data. The act of informing or the condition of being informed. Computer science: Processed , stored or transmitted data. DATA Information Processing

4. Importance of information To bring awareness among people Update our knowledge Choose among the best of options Saves the time Maximization

5. Problems of information Reason why we seem to be poorly informed: 1.Information explosion(or information overload): Refers to an excess amount of information being provided, making processing and absorbing tasks very difficult for the individual because sometimes we cannot see the validity behind the information. 2.Information Scatter : The uncontrolled and unmanageable spread of information.

6. Sources of information Best source of information or rather of information overload Newspaper,magazines and journals all of them are avialable in their electronic form on internet Mainly technical information for professionals High cost and restricted circulation Usually monthly or quaterly. It is common source of information for general people Shows chronologically occurring news on day to day basis It is in between newspaper and journal Advertising is at higher Usually weekly or monthly Mainly technical information specific to a subject

7. Information search on internet

8. Steps for searching information You can use some simple techniques to narrow the search results and minimize the time spent on locating information Analyzing the topic Selecting the search Tool Refining your search Analyzing vital information

9. Information and society Information play a vital role in society: Information makes us civilized Help in coordination Maintains our society Unites us

10. References http://www.answers.com http://www.businessdictionary.com http://www.searchtools.com http://www.infopeople.org/search/tools.html

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