Documentary research

Document analysis is a data collection technology to collect data that are already available as documents. In the document analysis is in the information exclusively to documents, as opposed to, for example, a survey of an eye witness, at which it would be at the source of information about a person.

In the broadest sense, documents may also filming or photos.

The document analysis falls within the scope of the survey techniques. As with all survey techniques, the choice of an appropriate technique of the particular situation and various other circumstances depends. In the analysis of documents written information sources to obtain information to be used. This can be all kinds of documents.

Often, the document analysis is at the beginning of an investigation in order to incorporate into a topic. An example would be a thesis, in which a first path leads to the library.

Pros and Cons

Advantages:

  • Low effort in data collection
  • No need for additional documentation such as during an interview
  • Investigation occasion does not distort the data
  • Operation remains undisturbed

Cons:

  • Possibly low topicality
  • Data leave room for interpretation
  • Documents may not be complete or suitable for the investigation

Application:

  • For incorporation into a range
  • To control other information
  • To supplement other information

In the document analysis, the nature of documents to be examined. If you see a document as part of a manufacturing process, so changes depending on the processing status of the state of a document. This type of analysis can be considered as a document-oriented process analysis. Especially before the introduction of a document management system of the document collection of a detailed analysis should be subjected to.

Documents have static properties, which do not change in the rule. This includes format (A4,. Doc,. TIFF ), presentation form (electronic, paper), creator, and so on. It may also be important to detect amounts or document flow.

Only after the analysis it can be determined whether a document management system (DMS ) is in general use wisely and efficiently.

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