Information repackaging is a process to repackage the analyzed, consolidate information in that form which is more suitable & usable for library users. Customization of information taking into account the needs and characteristics of the individual or user groups and matching them with the information to be provided so that diffusion of information occurs.

1. Information Analysis
Consolidation and
Repackaging (IACR)
An Overview
Wasim Rahaman
BijuPatanaikCentral Library
National Institute of Technology
Rourkela, Odisha

2. Terminological Concept
 Information- When some data express some meaning.
 Analysis- A process of braking a topic into smaller elements in order to
understand it.
 Consolidation- The act of combining into an integral whole.
 Packaging- Recording, arrangement and presentation of something in
some medium.
 Repackaging- The process of packaging something again into a new
manner.

3. History of IACR
In the earlier 19th century, two scientist Beilstein and Gmelin tried to bring some
kind of order in ever increasing flood of data, to make experimental findings for
other scientists, by means of their handbooks and data compilations.
ModernIACR
The IACR term is very recent which includes selection, evaluation, analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of a body of information in a clearly defined specialised
field with the intent of compiling, digesting, repackaging, organising and presenting
information in a form timely and useful according to the requirements of different
types of the users.’

4. NeedforIACR
 Objectives of the parent institutions.
 Expressed or established user need.
 Problem area.
 Elaboration of the subject to be covered.
 Proliferation of literature on the subject.

5. Users of IACRproducts
Researchers & Scientists
Scientists, researchers, engineers (may involve in academic, R&D or
in industrial area) etc. are some of the users of scientific and
technological information.

6. Users….. Continued….
Policymakers/planners
In the non-R&D context the user groups one come across planners,
policy makers, decision makers, managers, executives, industrialists,
small entrepreneurs, extension workers etc.

7. Communicator/Intermediaries
The extension workers act as intermediaries for establishing liaison
between the generators and the end users, whose objective is to
help people to help themselves.
Users….. Continued….

8. Users….. Continued….
Community Groups
The group/community of common people (may be rural or urban) in their
day to day life.

9. Towards a methodology ofIACR:
pre-requisites
 First Pre-Requisite-
Familiarity with different aspect of the subject.
 Specific Implication.
 Systematic study of subject through documents.
 Use of scheme for classification.
 Design & development of a scheme for classification.
 Other methods.

10. Towards a methodology ofIACR:
pre-requisites
 Second Pre-Requisite-
Familiarity with readers requirements on the subject of his pursuit.
 Institutional characteristics.
 User groups.
 Individual user interest.
 Methods of server and study.

11. Towards a methodology ofIACR:
pre-requisites
 Third Pre-Requisite-
Knowledge of the helpful methods of presentations of ideas.
 Authorial work.
 Guiding principles.

12. Stages/steps for IACR
 Initiation steps.
 Scope determination.
 Collection of information.
 Appraisal of Information collected.
 Scope re-definition.
 Preparation of draft text.
 Testing of draft text.
 Finalisation.
 Special situation.

13. Stags/steps forIACR: the flow diagram

14. IACR Products
IACR products may be defined as Information Consolidation Units-
a product involves the performance of various activities like selecting,
acquiring, evaluating, analysing, synthesising, restructuring,
packaging, repackaging etc.
Some example of IACR products:
State-of-the-art report Product/process profiles
Review/critical review Data compilations
Trend analysis Correlations
Do-it-yourself booklet Newsletter
Guide books Thesis/dissertations
Monographs Country profiles

15. Resources needto prepare IACR Products
 Manpower.
 Technical Resources.
 Physical Resources.
 Information Resources.
 Financial Resources.

16. Marketing of IACRProducts
 Market research and analysis.
 Product developing and targeting.
 Cost and pricing.
 Promotion.
 User education.
 Dissemination.
 Evaluation.

17. Evaluation of IACR Products
 Evaluation steps-
 Defining the scope.
 Designing the evaluation programe.
 Execution of the evaluation.
 Analysis and interpretation of the result.
 Modifying the product according to the result.
 Who should evaluate.?

18. Types of IACRCentres
 Mission oriented.
 Discipline oriented.
 Synoptic oriented.
 Resource oriented.
 Problem solving.
 Research oriented.

19. An Example

20. Consolidate
Repackaging