Information analysis and consolidation

Q. Explain the concept of information analysis and consolidation. With the help of a diagram describe the information consolidation process.

Consolidation of information refers to providing the right information for the right person in the right form and at the right time.

The basic objectives of Information Consolidation can be enumerated as follows:

• To increase the effectiveness of information transfer to the target audience;
• To make the required information reach larger audience in accessible and usable form; and
• To encourage more intensive use of information in wide range of developmental activities.

The basic processes involved in information analysis and consolidations activities are:

1. Study of potential users to find their information needs and decide on the information product(s) suitable to fulfil those needs.
2. Selection of relevant information sources, both primary as well secondary information sources, containing the most useful information for the given user’s problems and information needs.
3. Evaluation of information contained in these sources for its merit, validity and reliability.
4. Analysis of information to identify and extract most salient features conveyed by the given source.
5. Restructuring (if necessary) the analysed and extracted information as a new whole, which differ from original presentation and can be used most effectively and efficiently by the user.
6. Packaging and/or repackaging of restructured information in a form that will increase its use. (Restructuring deals with contents or substance of information while packaging deals with the form of its presentation.)
7. Diffusion or Dissemination of information in ways that will encourage and promote its use. This may also involve educating the users in the use of information and marketing of information.
8. Feedback from the users and improve the product based on the feedback.

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