Our Philosophy
You and your staff are involved in research every day before you make crucial decisions. But what are your information resources? Too often, decisions are based on data that can be flawed, outdated, or off target. The best decisions come from relevant, appropriate and assessed information – and that is where LightSource comes in. We are all about finding information, organizing information and presenting information. We thrive on helping both the technophobe and technophile find the proper approach and appropriate information resources for his or her project. With access to a wide variety of resources and expertise in mining hard-to-search electronic resources, LightSource finds you the best information available and packages it in easy-to-understand and easy-to-reuse format. Your decision making becomes as clear as black and white.
We are capable of either providing you with the end product or training you in performing the steps necessary to obtain your objectives. As Maimonides said, “You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” We are happy to provide you with as many fish as you want today, but we are also equipped to pass along the skills, techniques and strategies that will help alleviate tomorrow’s hunger. We want you to be successful in your work and to excel in your professional development. When you succeed, we succeed. We utilize both free and fee-based information services to provide you the highest quality resources and results.
Information is one of your most important assets. Learn the skills to manage it effectively. Drawing from 30+ years of educational experience and instruction, we strive to implement the methods of universal design in order to reach visual, text-based, and kinetic learners. We emphasize several key points of information literacy. The following points loosely reflect the competency standards, framework and guidelines presented by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA):
- Determine the extent of the information needed.
- Access the needed information effectively and efficiently.
- Effectively evaluate and incorporate selected information.
- Use the information effectively – as an individual or member of a group – to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Understand the economic, legal and social issues surrounding the use and access of information and use information ethically and legally.
Harvard Business Review reveals that Bad Data Costs the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year. “The reason bad data costs so much is that decision makers, managers, knowledge workers, data scientists, and others must accommodate it in their everyday work. And doing so is both time-consuming and expensive.”
LightSource Information is committed to fulfilling your information and professional development needs. We would love to partner with you to alleviate information overload and provide you actionable intelligence that will help make your decisions black or white!
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