What to Look for When Evaluating Information Products

摘要

The information industry trend showing that analytics are increasingly more important to users than simple presentation of possibly relevant information changes many aspects of the job of an information professional. People expect real-time delivery of information, along with integration of social media content and globalization of subject matter. One thing that hasn't changed: Information professionals are still charged with evaluating information products for purchase. They must decide among competing products, justify the purchase price, identify new products and assess them in terms of their applicability to the institution, and calculate how functional changes to existing products will influence usability and acceptance.