Media and Information

Literacy
 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 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 are said
to be accurate if the report is
similar to the actual data.
 Value of Information
• Information is said to be of
value if it aids the user in
making or improving
decisions. •
 Authority of the Source
•Much of the information we gather
daily do not come from a primary
source but are passed on through
secondary sources such as writers,
reporters, and the like. Sources
with an established expertise on
the subject matter are considered
as having sound authority on the
subject. •
 Timeliness
•Reliability, accuracy, and value of
information may vary based on the
time it was produced or acquired.
While a piece of information may
have been found accurate, reliable,
and valuable during the time it was
produced, it may become irrelevant
and inaccurate with the passing of
time (thus making it less valuable).
 Types of Libraries
• Libraries are often classified
in 4 groups, namely:
academic, public, school and
special. These libraries may
be either digital or physical
in form.
Skills in Accessing
Information from Libraries
•The access tool to use
• How the information being accessed
may be classified
• The depth of details required--some
libraries provide only an abstract of the
topic
• More detailed information might
require membership or some
conformity to set rules of the source
(ex databases).
Characteristics of Libraries in
Terms of Reliability, Accuracy
and Value
•Libraries of published books are
often considered highly reliable,
accurate, and valuable. Books
and documents from dominant
sources are often peer
reviewed.