information literacy practices change based on the discipline (or what one is studying or researching) to determine if information is relevant to the need

Most recent information on a event found on social media, broadcasting, newspapers, and the internet

found in academic/scholarly journals, books, government publications, and reference collections

Original materials on which other research studies are based. Primary sources present first-hand accounts and information relevant to an event.

Information is one that was created by someone who did not participate in the events being researched.

Refers to the degree to which a study accurately reflects the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure

The extent to which we can rely on the source of the data and the data itself. Reliable data is dependable, trustworthy, unfailing, sure, authentic, genuine, reputable

The document must be correct so you can put a point across

Having information when you need it

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

An outline arranges materials hierarchically and sequentially by identifying main topics, subtopics, and details under the subtopics. Outlines allow you to group materials by similar concepts or content and put them into a logical order.

Adequate information and understanding, are near or at the end of gathering research, and have completed an exercise in prewriting.

A sketch of how to organize information and a list of its contents.

A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others

An overview of content that provides a reader with the overarching theme, but does not expand on specific details.

A strategy in which readers sort through the information presented in a text in order to pull out and paraphrase the essential ideas. It requires readers to determine what is important, to condense this information, and to state it in their own words

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

To use or change (numbers, information, etc.) in a skillful way or for a particular purpose

Every organization needs to save information for its own purposes, such as institutional memory, transaction lookup and analysis, and so on.

There are minimum requirements of business record retention that are recommended for business owners to keep in the event of a tax audit

Allows you to back up records and keep them in a safe place in case of fire or theft.

Photos, newspaper articles on company activities, etc. saved as memorabilia

When deciding which format or medium in which to keep a document/file, the particular software which is purchased may become obsolete or redundant

Documents are duplicated or replaced

Purchased software is not large enough

Identify what data a company has and how its employees typically use that data. That information can help in deciding what should be collected and retained, both for legal and corporate purposes.