Media and

Information
Sources
Ma’am Mira Pozon
Media and Information Sources
-is any resource that serves as a
means of communicating to a
general, public audience. These
sources are important because the
medium in which we receive a
message shapes the message.
Media and Information Sources

✶ Television is a sort of visual

media. The blends of pictures and
words frequently bring out an
enthusiastic reaction from
viewers.
 Indigenous Media
✶ Indigenous Media produce premium
scripted substance local to the whole
range of configurations starting with
new and rising stages, crossing the
distance to conventional film and TV.
 Indigenous Media
✶ May be defined as forms of media
expression conceptualized, produced,
and circulated by indigenous peoples
around the globe as vehicles for
communication.
 Indigenous Media
✶ Through indigenous media, we can
learn some information about c
ancestors and what they have done
during their time, if and only if, the
story w inspired by or is a true story.
 Indigenous Communication
✶ Transmission of information through
local channels of forms.
✶ It is a means by which the culture is
preserved, handed down and adapted.
 Forms of Indigenous Media
✶ Folk of Traditional Media
✶ Gatherings and Social Organizations
✶ Direct Observation
✶ Records (written, carved, oral)
✶ Oral Instruction
Library
A collection of sources of information
and similar resources, made
accessible to a defined community
for reference or borrowing. It
provides physical or digital access to
material, and may be a physical
building or room, a virtual space or
both.
 Four Major Types of Libraries:

➢ ACADEMIC LIBRARY ➢ PUBLIC LIBRARY

-serves colleges and -serves cities and
universities. towns of, all types.
 Four Major Types of Libraries:

➢ SCHOOL LIBRARY ➢ SPECIAL LIBRARY

-serves students from -specialized environments such
Kindergarten to Grade as hospitals, corporations,
12. museums, the military, private
business and the government.
Types of Books
1. Non-fiction
Biographies are examples of non-fiction works.
Most biographies non-fiction, but not all non-
fiction works are biographies by any mean.
Because a biography of a fictional character is
really a fictional book Journals such as The Diary
of Anne Frank is also a journal, but it is a
nonfiction journal Other examples of non-fiction
books are "how to" books and travel books.
Types of Books
2. Fiction
Fiction is the product of the writer's
imagination. Perhaps some of their elements
are based on hints of truth, but they have
been elaborated, fabricated, and used to
embellish into a new story. Examples of
fiction books are The Sun Also Rises, To Kill
a Mockingbird, and Their Eyes Were
Watching God.
Internet
Is one of the newest sources of media.
The majority of the users prefer the
internet to watch news quickly. It is faster
& more capable in compare to any other
source of media. Internet changes the
world and connects the people also
deliver the users to keep in touch with the
latest inventions and news.
Examples of Internet Media and Information Sources
1. www.google.com
•Google.com is registered as a domain
on September 15. The name-a play on
the word "googol," a mathematical term
for the number represented by the
numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros-
reflects Larry and Sergey's mission to
organize a seemingly infinite amount of
information on the web.
 Examples of Internet Media and Information Sources
2. www.bing.com
Bing is a web search tool claimed and worked by
Microsoft. The administration has its starting
points in Microsoft's past internet searchers: MSN
Search, Windows Live Search and later Live
Search. Bing gives an assortment of inquiry
administrations, including web, video, picture and
guide seek items. It utilizes the ASP.NET
programming dialect and takes after configuration
standards of Microsoft's "Metro" plan dialect.
 Examples of Internet Media and Information Sources

• 3. www.yahoo.com
Yahoo! was started at Stanford University. It was
founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and
David Filo, who were Electrical Engineering
graduate students when they created a website
named "Jerry and David's Guide to the World
Wide Web".
 Examples of Internet Media and Information Sources

• 3. www.yahoo.com
Yahoo! was started at Stanford University. It was
founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and
David Filo, who were Electrical Engineering
graduate students when they created a website
named "Jerry and David's Guide to the World
Wide Web".
Other Media Information Sources
1. Magazines
Periodical publication containing
articles and illustrations, covering a
particular subject or area of interest.
Example of Magazines:
SUCCESS
TIME
Other Media Information Sources
2. Newspaper
A publication (usually printed ated
pub issued daily or weekly)
consisting of folded unstapled
sheets and containing news, feature
articles, advertisements, and
correspondence.
Other Media Information Sources

3. Encyclopedia
A book or set of books giving
information on many subjects or
on many aspects of a subject and
typically arranged alphabetically.
Evaluating Information Found in the Internet
✶ Authorship
✶ Published body
✶ Accuracy and Verifiability
✶ Currency
Things to Consider in Evaluating Information
• Reliability – the information is said
to be reliable if it can be verified and
evaluate. Others refers to the
trusthworthiness of the source in
evaluating the reliability of
information.
Things to Consider in Evaluating 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 are similar
to the actual data and financial values
are correct.
Things to Consider in Evaluating Information

• Value – the information is said to be

valued if if aids the user in making or
improving decisions.
Things to Consider in Evaluating Information

• Authority – the authority of the source

is the one authored or published the
information and the credibility of the
sources.
Things to Consider in Evaluating Information
• Timeliness – the source reliability, accuracy &
value of information may vary based on the time
it was produced or acquired. It may become
irrelevant & innacurate with the passing of time
(thus making it less valuable). Other information
may be timeless, proven to be the same in
reliability, accuracy & value throughout history.
Skills in Determining the Reliability of
Information:
• Check the Author
• Check the Date of publication or of date
• Check the Citations
• Check the Domain or owner of the site/page
.com – commercial .edu – education
.mil – military .gov – government
.org – nonprofit organization
Skills in Determining Accurate Information

a. Look for facts

b. Cross-reference with other source for
consistency
c. Determine the reason for writing and
publishing the information.
Skills in Determining Accurate Information
Skills in Determining Accurate Information
*Books – in-depth, detailed coverage of a
topic and background information.
*Book reference – a book intended to be
consulted for information on specific
matters rather than read from beginning
to end.
Skills in Determining Accurate Information
*Articles
a. Scholarly Journals – up-to-date and highly
specific matters rather than read from
beginning to end.
b. Trade Publications – targeted towards
professionals in a discipline or industry.
c. Magazines – broad summaries of issues
for a general audience.
Skills in Determining Accurate Information

*Newspapers – up-to-date, national and

regional information for a general
audience.
*Internet – wide variety of information.
Evaluate websites carefully.
Thank you for Listening! : )
Ma’am Mira