Elements of Information Organization and Dissemination

Chapter O

Information Consolidation

Abstract

When the information sought by a user is not readily available, or it is available but not in the preferred format, a library/information professional has to undertake information consolidation work. However, the work of consolidation cannot be done without first analyzing the information and that the new product emerging out of consolidation work invariably differs in structure/format and/or medium from the original. Thus information consolidation presupposes three activities: information analysis, information consolidation, and information repackaging (IACR). IACR work may give rise to various products, like state-of-the-art report, trend report, abstracting periodicals, etc. As compilation of IACR ...