MEDIA & INFORMATION LITERACY

Media &
Information
Sources
GROUP 2
 A Media source is
any resource that
serves as a means of
communicating to a
general,public
audience.
 Sources of
Information
Human Sources
Library
Indigenous
Internet
Human Source
 any person who
Human can be a source of
Source information or
data

Consider the following:

Person's knowledge
educational background
experience
skills
Examples:
newscasters
detectives
teachers
doctors
scientists
LIBRARY
 A place in which
What is a literary,musical,artistic,or
reference materials (such as

library? books,manuscripts,recordings
or films) are kept for use but
not for sale.

a room in a
person's house
where books are
kept. : a collection
of similar things
4 Major types of Libraries
Academic Library
Public Library
School Library
Special Library
 Academic Library
An academic library is a library
that is attached to a higher
education institution and
serves two complementary
purposes: to support the
curriculum, and to support the
research of the university
faculty and students.
 Public Library
A public library is a library that
is accessible by the general
public and is usually founded
from public sources, such as
taxes. It is operated by librarians
and library paraprofessionals,
who are also civil servants.
 School Library
A school library (or a school
library media center) is a library
within a school where students,
staff, and often, parents of a
public or private school have
access to a variety of
resources.Serves students from
kindergarten to Grade 12.
 Special Library
A special library is a library
that provides specialized
information resources on a
particular subject, serves a
specialized and limited
clientele, and delivers
specialized services to that
clientele.
 Indigenous
Native,local,originating, or
produced naturally in particular
region or locality.
Sources that are obtained
traditionally by an indigenous
community or people.
examples are newspapers and
interviews.
 Form of
Indigenous Media
folk or traditional media
gathering and social organizations
direct observation
records(written,carved,oral)
oral instruction
 Internet
This has become the best
source of information
because its vast data base
will most likely contain any
and all information needed
at a moment's notice,giving
users ease of access and
convenience in their
searches.
 Media and
Information Sources
are classified into
three:
Primary Sources
is also called original source
or evidence and that was
created under time study.
Examples of primary
sources are journals,diaries
and manuscripts,speeches
and records or
organizations.
Secondary Sources
is a document or recording that
relates or discusses information
originally presented elsewhere.

usually involves
interpretations,generalizations,anal
ysis,synthesis or evaluation of the
original information.
 Examples of
Secondary Sources
Magazines and
newspaper articles

commentaries,
criticisms
biographical works
Tertiary Sources
is an index or textual
consolidation of primary
ands secondary sources.

Examples of tertiary sources are

almanacs,guidebooks,dictionaries
and encyclopedias.