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Collection versus Analysis and Evaluation ResponsibilitiesCollection versus Analysis and Evaluation ResponsibilitiesOne issue not often considered in setting up a CI unit, but a potentially important one, is determining who will evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the raw data you and others collect. Specifically, do those who collect the data also analyze and evaluate it, or do you separate the collectors from the analysts? As with so many other elements of the CI process, there is no clear-cut answer. What is important is that you recognize the issue and deal with it. There appears to be an optimal balance among the four stages of CI: needs, collection, analysis, and dissemination. We have found that the skills most useful in needs tend to be those most useful in analysis as well. Conversely, the skills most useful in collection tend to be similar to those needed for dissemination. These observations lead to some potential guidelines for assembling and managing a CI team or unit. One way to visualize this is to look at these four stages and see how they might be allocated between, for example, two people (see Table 3.1). 111
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