W1

• Information


  Facts provided or learned about something or someone
• Primary source


  Provides direct or first-hand information about an event, person, object or work of art, original materials which have not been interpreted, condensed or evaluated by a second party
• Secondary source


  Offers an analysis or restatement of primary sources, materials which summarize, interpret, reorganize or otherwise provide an added value to a primary source
• Tertiary source


  Lists, compiles or indexes primary and secondary information sources, used to look up facts or get a general idea about something
• Sources of information

  1. Primary Source
  2. Secondary Source
  3. Tertiary Source
• Accuracy


  • Information should be reliable, useful, free from flaws and of high quality
• Completeness


  • Information should provide all needed details
  • It should be able to answer the WH questions (what, who, when, where, why and how)
• Timeliness


  • Information should be up-to-date
• Consistency


  • Information should be consistent for it to be considered accurate and useful
• Relevance


  • Information should suit the demand, needs and interest of the readers
• Uniqueness


  • Information should be distinct
• 6 Characteristics Information should have

  • Accuracy
  • Completeness
  • Timeliness
  • Consistency
  • Relevance
  • Uniqueness