There are different libraries that can be used. Public, academic, and media libraries are examples of available libraries for help in evaluating and researching information. Each library has a different way of contributing information. “The main reason libraries continue to be major contributors to the communicator’s information process is that library material has been organized, indexed, and coherently arranged for ease of use.” (Hansen & Paul, 2004). It is essential to understand the differences in the libraries when the communicator is looking for sources that need to be more accurate and verifiable. In the topic of random drug testing of college athletes, it was found that most of the different libraries gave the communicator different ideas on how to approach the …show more content…
All useless material has been thrown out. The information left can now be organized and prepared for the message to be delivered. Reading, rereading, thinking, and taking more notes are all part of synthesizing the information. The communicator should ask what is fair, logical, and truthful about the sources to get a more accurate outlook on the subject. A big part of synthesizing the topics information is to identify the minimum and the maximum story. The minimum story answers who, what, when, and where. The maximum story answers how, why, so what, and how much. The maximum story also answers the minimum story in greater depth. The maximum story also consists of the setting, characters, and plot of the