MEDIA& INFORMATION
SOURCES

SOURCESOFINFORMATION:
•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUSMEDIA
•INTERNET

LIBRARIES

WHATISALIBRARY?
- Aplace in which literary, musical,
artistic,
(such
or reference materials
as books, manuscripts,
recordings, or films) are kept for
usebut not forsale
(Merriam Webster’s 11th Collegiate
Dictionary)

4 Major Types ofLibraries:
•ACADEMICLIBRARY
•PUBLICLIBRARY
•SCHOOLLIBRARY
•SPECIALLIBRARY

ACADEMICLIBRARY
- serves colleges and universities
PUBLICLIBRARY
- serves cities and towns ofall
types

SCHOOLLIBRARY
- serves students from
Kindergarten to Grade12
SPECIAL LIBRARY
- are in specializedenvironments,
suchashospitals, corporations,
museums, the military, private
business, and the government.

SOURCESOFINFORMATION:
•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET

INDIGENOUSMEDIA

What isIndigenous?
- native; local; originating
or produced naturally in a
particular region/locality

IndigenousKnowledge
- knowledge that is uniqueto
aspecific culture or society;
most often it is not written
down

IndigenousCommunication
-transmission of information
through local channels or forms
-it is ameans by which the
culture is preserved,handed
down and adapted

INDIGENOUSMEDIA
- may be defined asforms
of mediaexpression
conceptualized, produced, and
circulated by indigenous
peoples around the globe as
vehicles for communication

FORMSOFINDIGENOUSMEDIA:
1. FOLKORTRADITIONALMEDIA
2. GA
THERINGSANDSOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
3. DIRECTOBSERV
A
TION
4. RECORDS(WRITTEN,CARVED,
ORAL)
5. ORALINSTRUCTION

SOURCESOFINFORMATION:
•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUSMEDIA
•INTERNET

INTERNET

What is an Internet?
- aglobal computer network
providing avariety of information
and communication facilities,
consisting of interconnected
networks using standardized
communication protocols.

EV
ALUATINGINFORMATION
FOUNDONTHEINTERNET:
-Authorship
-Publishing body
-Accuracy and Verifiability
-Currency

Things to Consider in
EvaluatingInformation:
-Reliability
-Accuracy
-Value
-Authority
-Timeliness

Reliability ofInformation
Information is said to be
reliable if it can be verified and
evaluated. Others refer to the
trustworthiness of the sourcein
evaluating the reliability of
information.

Accuracy ofInformation
Accuracy refers to the closenessof
the report tothe actual data.
Measurement of accuracyvaries,
depending on the type of
information beingevaluated.
Forecasts- similar to the actualdata.
Financial - values are correct

ValueofInformation
Information is said to be of
value if it aids the user in
making or improvingdecisions.

Authority of theSource
-Who authored or published
the information?
-Isthe source credible?

Timeliness
Reliability, accuracy,and value of
information may vary based on
the time it wasproduced or
acquired. It may become
irrelevant and inaccurate with
the passing of time (thusmaking
it lessvaluable)

Timeliness
Other information may be
timeless, proven to be thesame
in reliability, accuracy,andvalue
throughout history.

Skills in determining the
Reliability ofInformation:
a. Checkthe Author
b. Checkthe Date of Publication or ofupdate
c. Checkfor Citations
d. Checkthe Domain or owner of thesite/page.
.com -
.edu -
.mil -
.gov -
.org -
commercial
educational
military
government
nonprofit organization

Skills in Determining
AccurateInformation:
a.Look for facts.
b.Cross-reference with other
source for consistency.
c.Determine the reason for
writing and publishingthe
information.

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