Sourcing and saving digital information depends on what type of information I need. For example, if I am troubleshooting an IT issue, I usually initiate a Google search to find a forum on the company’s website or FAQ page to guide me in the right direction. Once on the forum page, I read through the questions and answers and evaluate how quickly the technical support replies and how thorough their reply is.
For health information, I access government websites such as Ontario Health, World Health Organization and medical journals to ensure up to date and accurate information.
If I am searching for a specific document or project in series of folders or Drive, I will ask my colleagues for guidance. This is usually due to the fact they are more familiar with the project and resources and asking them is efficient.
Based on the information I have found and used in my current position I am confident the information is accurate. The quality of the information is solely based on the source it comes from. When I find good information such as articles and web pages, I save them as favourites in Google Chrome. I organize these folders with headings and subfolders to quickly access the information as needed. If I find the specific file or project data I require, I create shortcuts in a working folder to have quick access to information as well.
The tools I use are Google search engine and a working folder. I synch my Google Chrome account so I can access saved folders from any computer.
There are a few different platforms I am using. Firstly, I downloaded Zotero and installed the extension in my web browser for quick and easy sourcing and saving.
I then created three Google Docs; Articles, Webpages and Videos and linked them in my ePortfolio. This will ensure that they are updating in real time.
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