About the information cycle
Now that you know what information and digital literacy is, let's build upon your research skills by broadening your understanding of the types of information available for gathering resources for your research.
Information Cycle
When locating sources for your research, you will encounter how information is produced. The information cycle is the process that the information of an event goes through as it is filtered down through different source types. Information usually starts out in the news or through social media. The initial information that is released includes quick facts and interviews about the event. As facts are revealed and discussed, the story about that event is studied in more depth and then published in journals or books.
Information Timeline Graphic is by adstarkel. Used under the CC BY-NC-SA 2.0