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Media and Information Sources

This document discusses three main sources of information: libraries, indigenous media, and the internet. It defines each of these and provides details about them. Libraries are defined as places that keep literary and reference materials for use, not sale. The four main types of libraries are academic, public, school, and special libraries. Indigenous media refers to forms of media created and shared within indigenous communities, such as folk media, gatherings, oral records, and oral instruction. The internet is defined as a global network providing communication and information through interconnected computer networks using standard protocols. When evaluating online information, factors like authorship, publisher, accuracy, and currency should be considered.

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Media and Information Sources

This document discusses three main sources of information: libraries, indigenous media, and the internet. It defines each of these and provides details about them. Libraries are defined as places that keep literary and reference materials for use, not sale. The four main types of libraries are academic, public, school, and special libraries. Indigenous media refers to forms of media created and shared within indigenous communities, such as folk media, gatherings, oral records, and oral instruction. The internet is defined as a global network providing communication and information through interconnected computer networks using standard protocols. When evaluating online information, factors like authorship, publisher, accuracy, and currency should be considered.

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET
LIBRARIES
WHAT IS A LIBRARY?

A PLACE IN WHICH LITERARY, MUSICAL, ARTISTIC, OR REFERENCE


MATERIALS (SUCH AS BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, RECORDINGS, OR
FILMS) ARE KEPT FOR USE BUT NOT FOR SALE (MERRIAM
WEBSTER’S 11TH COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY)
4 MAJOR TYPES OF LIBRARIES:

•ACADEMIC LIBRARY
•PUBLIC LIBRARY
•SCHOOL LIBRARY
•SPECIAL LIBRARY
ACADEMIC LIBRARY

SERVES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PUBLIC


LIBRARY - SERVES CITIES AND TOWNS OF ALL
TYPES
SCHOOL LIBRARY

SERVES STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12


SPECIAL LIBRARY - ARE IN SPECIALIZED ENVIRONMENTS,
SUCH AS HOSPITALS, CORPORATIONS, MUSEUMS, THE
MILITARY, PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND THE GOVERNMENT.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION

•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET
INDIGENOUS MEDIA
WHAT IS INDIGENOUS?
•NATIVE
•LOCAL
•ORIGINATING OR PRODUCED NATURALLY IN A
PARTICULAR REGION/LOCALITY
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

KNOWLEDGE THAT IS UNIQUE TO A SPECIFIC


CULTURE OR SOCIETY; MOST OFTEN IT IS NOT
WRITTEN DOWN
INDIGENOUS COMMUNICATION
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THROUGH LOCAL
CHANNELS OR FORMS - IT IS A MEANS BY WHICH THE
CULTURE IS PRESERVED, HANDED DOWN AND
ADAPTED
INDIGENOUS MEDIA
MAY BE DEFINED AS FORMS OF MEDIA EXPRESSION
CONCEPTUALIZED, PRODUCED, AND CIRCULATED BY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AROUND THE GLOBE AS
VEHICLES FOR COMMUNICATION
FORMS OF INDIGENOUS MEDIA
1. FOLK OR TRADITIONAL MEDIA
2. GATHERINGS AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
3. DIRECT OBSERVATION
4. RECORDS (WRITTEN, CARVED, ORAL)
5. ORAL INSTRUCTION
SOURCES OF INFORMATION

•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET
INTERNET
WHAT IS AN INTERNET?

A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK PROVIDING A VARIETY OF


INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES,
CONSISTING OF INTERCONNECTED NETWORKS USING
STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS.
EVALUATING INFORMATION FOUND ON THE
INTERNET
•AUTHORSHIP
•PUBLISHING BODY
•ACCURACY AND VERIFIABILITY
•CURRENCY
THINGS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING
INFORMATION:

• RELIABILITY
• ACCURACY
• AUTHORITY -TIMELINESS
RELIABILITY

RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION INFORMATION IS SAID TO BE RELIABLE IF IT


CAN BE VERIFIED AND EVALUATED. OTHERS REFER TO THE
TRUSTWORTHINESS OF THE SOURCE IN EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF
INFORMATION.
ACCURACY

ACCURACY OF INFORMATION ACCURACY REFERS TO THE CLOSENESS OF THE


REPORT TO THE ACTUAL DATA. MEASUREMENT OF ACCURACY VARIES,
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF INFORMATION BEING EVALUATED. FORECASTS -
SIMILAR TO THE ACTUAL DATA. FINANCIAL - VALUES ARE CORRECT
AUTHORITY OF THE SOURCE

WHO AUTHORED OR PUBLISHED THE INFORMATION? - IS


THE SOURCE CREDIBLE?
TIMELINESS

RELIABILITY & ACCURACY OF INFORMATION MAY VARY BASED


ON THE TIME IT WAS PRODUCED OR ACQUIRED. IT MAY BECOME
IRRELEVANT AND INACCURATE WITH THE PASSING OF TIME
(THUS MAKING IT LESS VALUABLE)
TIMELINESS

OTHER INFORMATION MAY BE TIMELESS, PROVEN TO BE THE SAME


IN RELIABILITY and ACCURACY THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
SKILLS IN DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY
OF INFORMATION
• CHECK THE AUTHOR
• CHECK THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OR OF UPDATE
• CHECK FOR CITATIONS
• CHECK THE DOMAIN OR OWNER OF THE SITE/PAGE.
• .COM - .EDU - .MIL - .GOV - .ORG - COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
SKILLS IN DETERMINING ACCURATE
INFORMATION
• LOOK FOR FACTS.
• CROSS-REFERENCE WITH OTHER SOURCE FOR CONSISTENCY.
• DETERMINE THE REASON FOR WRITING AND PUBLISHING THE
INFORMATION.
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