| Session Title: Fulfilling the Promise: An Alternative to the Traditional Literature Review |
| Demonstration Session 534 to be held in Versailles Room on Friday, November 9, 9:25 AM to 10:10 AM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Presenter(s): |
| Brian Marriott, Calgary Health Region, brian.marriott@calgaryhealthregion.ca |
| Christopher Cameron, Calgary Health Region, christopher.cameron@calgaryhealthregion.ca |
| Abstract: External information is commonly collected for, and provided to, evaluation stakeholders without giving due consideration to their precise needs. As a result, evaluation resources are often ineffectively consumed and the impact of the evaluation process is diminished as the utility of the information is brought into question. A methodology is offered which enhances both the efficiency and the efficacy of the information searching and formatting process. Applicable to all projects that stand to benefit from having objectively collected external information, the ISO/IFO (information search order/information format order) process provides a framework for searching for and presenting information-based data while recognizing that the intricacies of these activities are subject to personal preferences. The framework stresses that the information searcher collaboratively work with his or her stakeholders to ensure that their informational needs are well meet, the information is presented in a manner that is useful to them, and, ultimately, the searcher's promise is fulfilled. |