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5 ASICS OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
S M DHAWAN
BASICS OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
Structure 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Importance of Information Dissemination 5.2.1 Problem-centered Nature of Adult Learning 5.2.2 Special Nature of Information Dissemination for Adult Community 5.3 Customizing Information for Dissemination 5.3.1 Issues of Relevance to Adult Community 5.3.2 Assessing Information Needs 5.3.3 Types of Information for Communication 5.3.4 Media and language for Communication 5.4 Approaches to Information Dissemination 5.4.1 Model 1: Searching Indexed Resources 5.4.2 Model 2: Non-indexed Sources 5.4.3 Model 3: Establishing Public Platforms for Reaching Out to Community Members (Nicknamed ‘Choupal’) 5.5 Database Creation 5.5.1 The First Step 5.5.2 Record Structure 5.5.3 Software for Creating Database 5.6 Conclusion 5.7 Apply what you have learnt Learning Objectives We hope that after going through Unit 5, you will be able to Form your own understanding of various aspects of information dissemination. Share your understanding of the basics of information dissemination with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) organizing adult education projects and programs. Facilitate the NGOs efforts to develop skills and techniques required for organizing information dissemination services for the benefit of the adult community.
5.1 Introduction Unit 5 pertains to acquiring
skill and applying the same to your professional activities and we hope that Unit 5 will
be of especial relevance to your day-today work at adult learning set-up. Information dissemination is a proactive
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information service designed to educate and inform focused groups of users on social, economic and educational issues, problems, and opportunities of interest to them. It requires systematic planning, collection, organization, and storage of information for its delivery to the target
audience using different media and communication means. Let us now discuss
5 ASICS OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
S M DHAWAN
BASICS OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
Structure 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Importance of Information Dissemination 5.2.1 Problem-centered Nature of Adult Learning 5.2.2 Special Nature of Information Dissemination for Adult Community 5.3 Customizing Information for Dissemination 5.3.1 Issues of Relevance to Adult Community 5.3.2 Assessing Information Needs 5.3.3 Types of Information for Communication 5.3.4 Media and language for Communication 5.4 Approaches to Information Dissemination 5.4.1 Model 1: Searching Indexed Resources 5.4.2 Model 2: Non-indexed Sources 5.4.3 Model 3: Establishing Public Platforms for Reaching Out to Community Members (Nicknamed ‘Choupal’) 5.5 Database Creation 5.5.1 The First Step 5.5.2 Record Structure 5.5.3 Software for Creating Database 5.6 Conclusion 5.7 Apply what you have learnt Learning Objectives We hope that after going through Unit 5, you will be able to Form your own understanding of various aspects of information dissemination. Share your understanding of the basics of information dissemination with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) organizing adult education projects and programs. Facilitate the NGOs efforts to develop skills and techniques required for organizing information dissemination services for the benefit of the adult community.
5.1 Introduction Unit 5 pertains to acquiring
skill and applying the same to your professional activities and we hope that Unit 5 will
be of especial relevance to your day-today work at adult learning set-up. Information dissemination is a proactive
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S M DHAWAN
information service designed to educate and inform focused groups of users on social, economic and educational issues, problems, and opportunities of interest to them. It requires systematic planning, collection, organization, and storage of information for its delivery to the target
audience using different media and communication means. Let us now discuss