Evaluating Sources of Information

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Information is very important for each and every field. The kind of information will
represent about accuracy and reliability of the data gathered. At individual we gather information
from different sources and it is not essential that all the information gathered is essential and
useful. Today there are number of sources available through which information could be
collected for different purposes. The automation has made access to the information more easy
and free as compared with other sources. Now we can get bank of information through just one
click and can also get access to world libraries from our homes. The information for this project
has been gathered from internet. However it is also essential that sources used from internet are
reliable and credible. For ensuring its credibility I have used published journal articles,
information posted by the company itself and other press release about the country. I have also
collected information about the current and future trends about the industry and external factors
that can influence the company from the internet. All the major companies are reporting their
every actions and forces influencing them on net. There are various method to evaluate the
credibility of the source but I have used CRAAP test for reliability of information.
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Credibility of the information is very essential to derive accurate outcomes and results.
There are number of sources with large number of data available with them. It could be found
that the information is available but it is important to know the relevancy and its appropriateness
for specific purpose and objectives. The sources of information could be evaluated using number
of methods so that results and outcomes drawn are accurate and fulfils the objective of gathering
data. The method I used is CRAAP to evaluate the source of information. This evaluates
currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose of the information. Currency refers to
determining the time, date or publication of the information gathered. It has to be analysed
whether information will be useful for current study or objective as too old information could not
be applied accurately as the world and scenarios have changed completely.
Relevance helps to know the relevancy of the source for research and whether it cover
topic for the needs. There are credible and authentic information available but we have to choose
information which is relevant. Authority aims at determining credentials of authors, their
knowledge and expertise of the field. After identifying the authority it also essential to identify
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