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Information Analysis and Repackaging

Notes The impact of information explosion is getting wider when Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World
Wide Web in 1989, and fortified by Internet browser, such as Mosaic introduced by Mark
Andreesen1992. In Libraries and Information Science, the explosion of information refers to mounting
number of publications. Derek J. de Solar Price, in some of his work describes the development of
scientific publication is a classic work of literature growth and the “information explosion”.
The above technological advances had been foreseen by Marshall McLuhan who estimated the
sociological impact of repackaging information technology by using the term “global village “ to
describe the sociological impact of electronic technology that connects us. He estimated that the
event in one place is experienced in other parts of the world almost simultaneously. The news
about what happened at the corner of the world will immediately repackage, via satellite or news
on the Internet, and communicated to all over the globe.
Internet and hypertext provide alternative ideas that differ from the printed media such as books,
magazines or newspapers, for example. In traditional media, we are forced to think. We read one
page to the next page, following the logic. If a printed manuscript was read linearly, and logically,
it will be meaningless (it could only happen on the work of experimental or advanced literary
work). Printed media require privacy and reflective thinking while the electronic media provide
flexibility to the reader to think jumping up and down, thanks to the benefits of the link.
In today’s modern life, repackaging information becomes important activity, because millions of
people every minute produced information supported by advances in computer technology and
telecommunications. Even with a repackaged information, a library clientele can understand the
abundant information. Repackaging of information provides effective way of selecting useful
information effectively.

1.3 Information Analysis Process

The reasons why an Information Analysis is performed can be varied. Incidents may have occurred
if the organisation does not know what information is needed for each process (and sub process)
within the organisation. For example, assessment (i.e. a process analysis) may have identified a
problem or insufficiency in the way information was being stored or collected for the organisations
finance department. One solution could be for the organisation to introduce a new IT system to
guarantee the successful capture and management of this information.

Computerisation of systems and processes can be important for successful results within
an organisation. Computerisation can also assist organisations to control information
and to manage processes or procedures.
In an Information Analysis we determine:
1. What information we have/use/need at each stage of the process?
2. Do we have all this information in place and ready to use?
3. Who is responsible for this information?
4. Does specific information require specific actions or tasks to be complete?
5. Who can prepare, authorise and modify the information?
To begin it is important to determine the objectives of the Information Analysis. It is also vital to
determine who must be involved to guarantee a successful analysis.

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