Navigating the Information Infrastructure - Evolving Global Information Infrastructure and Information Transfer - page 133

Information
Transfer Pro-
cesses

Popular Inform-
ation Sources

Organizations Professions Research

• Who is re-

porting?

• What are

their creden-
tials?

• Who is/are the

researcher(s)?

• What are their

credentials?

• Is the spon-

soring organ-
ization reput-
able?

• Colleges & uni-

versities

• Is the spon-

soring organiz-
ation reput-
able?

• Professors

• Think tanks • Is the report-

ing based on
direct obser-
vations or in-
terviews?

• Scientists

• Professional or-

ganizations

• Researchers

• Are the re-

search ques-
tions appropri-
ate?

• Journalists

Creation/
recording

• News organiza-

tions

• Library & information

professionals

• Radio & TV • Is the report-

ing current?

• WebmastersWriters

• Corporate re-

searchers

• Are the meth-

odologies ap-
propriate?

• Information entrepren-

eurs

• Are multiple

perspectives
apparent?

• Government

agencies • Are the results

credible?

• Are the de-

tails accurate?

• Does the work

contribute to
the field?

• Does the re-

port add to
known inform-
ation on the
issue?

• University repos-

itories

• Researchers

• Librarians & informa-

tion professionals

• Book publishers • Is the publish-

er or produc-
tion company
reputable?

• Is the re-

search report
peer-re-
viewed?

• Research journ-

als

• Editors

Mass-Produc-
tion

• Publishers

• Newspapers

• TV & radio producers

• TV and radio

stations

• Is the content

peer-re-
viewed?

• Webmasters-Electron-

ic publishers

• Is the publish-

er reputable?

• Web sites

• Information entrepren-

eurs

• Blogs

• Media producers

• Administrators • What agency

is responsible
for the distribu-
tion?

• What entity is

responsible
for the distri-
bution?

• Professional or-

ganizations

• Librarians & informa-

tion professionals

Dissemination • Libraries & in-

formation agen-
cies

• Reviewers

• Bookstore staff • If a Web site

or social me-
dia, is the pur-
veyor acknow-

• If a Web site

or social me-
dia, is the pur-
veyor acknow-

• Webmasters

• Bookstores • TV & radio producers

& on-air staff