Getting the inf ormation across f rom the source /
communicator to the receiver / user is a key role in the
Electronic
Audiovisual 
Microf orm
Sources of inf ormation or evidence are of ten categorized
as primary, secondary, or tertiary material.
T hese classif ications are based on the originality of the
material and the proximity of the source or origin.
PRIMARY SOURCES
SECONDARY SOURCES T ypes of Sources  Inf ormation
T ERT IARY SOURCES
T acit knowledge is experience of a person's consciousness
of memory and is acquired largely through association with
other people, and requires joint or shared activities to be
imparted f rom on to another.
Explicit knowledge is easy to communicate, store, and
distribute and is the knowledge f ound in books, on the web,
and other visual and oral means. 
inf ormation process / to tell or give news
Definition of Terms
Inf ormation generally knowledge derived f rom data can
consist of images, text, documents, and sound.
Inf ormation also can lead to knowledge regardless of the
medium of its convincement to one other person.
T he ability to identif y, locate, evaluate and select
inf ormation in all f ormats in order to use it.  
the ability to know when there is a need f or inf ormation, to
be able to identif y, locate, evaluate, and ef f ectively use that
inf ormation f or the issue or problem at hand.
We are surrounded by a growing
Print ocean of inf ormation in all f ormats. 
Why Inf ormation Literacy Important
T he amount of inf ormation available
is going to keep increasing. 
Format Information
Able to f ind inf ormation in variety f ormats
3 Major Skills Needed to be Inf ormation Literate Able to f ind inf ormation in variety of sources
Information Literacy
Able to f ind inf ormation within the sources
Planning research or posing a question
T HREE Steps of Inf ormation Literacy Organizing a way to search f or the answer 
Skills
Finding resources
Source Of Information Formulates questions
OVERVIEW OF INFORMATION based on inf ormation
Characteristics Of Inf prmation Literate Person needs
Recognizes the need f or
inf ormation
Determine the extent of inf ormation needed
Impact Of Inf ormation Literacy 
Access the needed inf ormation
and its sources critically
T ACIT KNOWLEDGE
Types Of Knowledge
inf ormation overload means that someone cannot use the
correct and relevant inf ormation ef f iciently because of the
EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE massive amounts of inf ormation available.
T he existence of multiple sources of inf ormation
Causes Of Inf ormation Overload Irrelevance or unimportance of the received inf ormation
Issues in Information
Over-abundance of inf ormation, dif f iculty in managing
inf ormation
Spending less time on gaining inf ormation that is nice to
know and more time on things that we need to know now.
Solution Of Inf ormation Overload
Single-tasking, and keeping the mind f ocused on one issue
at a time.