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Information Evaluation: A Scientific and Comprehensive Approach

Information Evaluation: A Scientific and Comprehensive Approach

Armando Malheiro da Silva, Fernanda Ribeiro
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466695627|ISBN10: 1466695625|EISBN13: 9781466695634
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch100
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Malheiro da Silva, Armando, and Fernanda Ribeiro. "Information Evaluation: A Scientific and Comprehensive Approach." Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 2008-2029. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch100

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Malheiro da Silva, A. & Ribeiro, F. (2016). Information Evaluation: A Scientific and Comprehensive Approach. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2008-2029). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch100

Chicago

Malheiro da Silva, Armando, and Fernanda Ribeiro. "Information Evaluation: A Scientific and Comprehensive Approach." In Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 2008-2029. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch100

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Abstract

Evaluation in the context of information services has mainly looked at three distinct areas: service performance evaluation, information retrieval evaluation, and information flow evaluation. This last area, especially used in archives and designated as “appraisal,” aims to define the information's fate after several years of use, and its purpose is to eliminate documents in order to free space in the stacks. This study provides a brief overview of the two first areas and analyzes the third one in depth from a perspective that sees evaluation as a methodological operation that can be applied to information produced and used in any context. Criteria and parameters are proposed to assist with objective action in practice.

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