What are the Sources and Types of Information?

Sources of the Information
As explained above, the Information is born from the data i.e. the data acts as the base for the formation of the Information. Data is the raw material from which the information can be or is obtained. So it can be said that the Information Is obtained from the data and the data further is obtained from the various sources, so now it becomes very important to have an in – depth view about these various sources.

The data can be obtained from the various sources that can be either external or internal in the nature. When the researcher collects the data for the first time, it is referred to as the Primary data. But when the data is borrowed by the researcher from the other sources, it is referred to as the Secondary data.

The Primary data can be collected from the following sources –
1. Directly from the respondent.
2. Various techniques like the observations, questionnaires, interviews etc.

The Secondary data can be collected from the following sources –
1. Newspapers
2. Magazines
3. Trade journals
4. Government Publications
5. Government Policy Documents
6. Research Reports
7. Websites

Types of the Information
1. Action Information
a. Induces the action.

2. Non Action Information
a. Communicates only about the status of a situation.

3. Recurring Information
a. Such Information is generated at the regular Information.

4. Non Recurring Information
a. Non repetitive in the nature.

5. Internal Information
a. Generated through the internal sources of the organization.

6. External Information
a. Generated through the external sources.