michigan informatics
Strategies & Resources for Keeping Informed
Periodic Reviews
Is your inbox overflowing with saved messages? Remember to periodically review the information that you are storing to determine if the content is still relevant. You can do a weekly review or an annual spring cleaning. Choose the time interval that works best for your routine.
There are a variety of current awareness strategies for staying informed about the latest public health news. This tutorial will emphasize time efficient strategies and free resources unless otherwise noted.
- E-mail
- E-mail updates (announcements and notification lists)
- Discussion lists (listservs and e-mail groups)
- Web sites with news updates
- Journal literature
- Online access
- Receiving & reviewing tables of content
- Automated subject-specific literature searches
- New Internet Technology
- Blogs
- Wiki
- Podcasts
- RSS Feeds
- Professional Organizations
As you search for answers, create a system for organizing the information that you find. Staying organized will make your life easier. Throughout this section, there will also be helpful tips for organizing your information.
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