MEDIA AND INFORMATION SOURCES

Independent from vested interest groups

CHARACTERISTICS:
- Oral tradition of communication
-Store information in memories
-Information exchange is face- to-face
-Information are contain within the border of community
INDIGENOUS SOURCES
Langauge's understood by the Community
Knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society
Owned , Controlled and Manage by Indigenous peoples
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 -Value -Authority -Timeliness
RELIABILITY 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 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.
VALUE OF INFORMATION- Information is said to be of value if it
aids the user in making or improving decisions.
AUTHORITY OF THE SOURCE -Who authored or published the
information? - Is the source credible?
TIMELINESS RELIABILITY-accuracy, and value 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)
INTERNET SOURCES
LIBRARY SOURCES
4 MAJOR TYPES OF LIBRARIES
SCHOOL LIBRARY- serves students from kindergarten to 12
PUBLIC LIBRARY- serves cities and towns of all types
ACADEMIC LIBRARY- serves colleges and universities
SPECIAL LIBRARY- are in specialized environments, such as
hospitals, corporation, private business and the government
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