INDIGENOUS MEDIA AND OTHER

SOURCES OF INFORMATION
THREE SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

•indigenous media
•library
•internet
 INDIGENOUS MEDIA

• Indigenous media could also be defined as variety of media

expression conceptualized, produced, and circulated by
indigenous people with information appropriate to their culture.
• Indigenous Knowledge is a unique knowledge from a specific
culture or society.
• Indigenous Communication is the transmission of information
through local channels or forms by which the culture is
preserved, handed down and adapted.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
INDIGENOUS MEDIA

• oral tradition of communication

• store information in memories
• information exchange is face-to-face
• information is contained within the border of the
community
FORMS OF INDIGENOUS MEDIA

• Folk or traditional media

• Gatherings and social organizations
• Direct observation
• Records (written, carved, oral)
• Oral instruction
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FOLK OR TRADITIONAL
MEDIA
 LIBRARY

• Library is a place where artistic,

literary, musical and reference materials
such manuscripts, books, and films are
kept for use and not for sale.
 TYPES OF LIBRARY

• Folk or traditional media

• Gatherings and social organizations
• Direct observation
• Records (written, carved, oral)
• Oral instruction
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ACADEMIC LIBRARY

This is for Colleges

and Universities
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PUBLIC LIBRARY

This is for cities and

towns
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SCHOOL LIBRARY.

This is for students

from Kindergarten to
Grade 12
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SPECIAL LIBRARY

This is in specialized
environment such as
hospitals, private
business and the
government.
 INTERNET

• It is a global computer network

providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, consisting of
interconnected networks using
standardized communication protocols.
 EVALUATION
CRITERIA IN ASSESSING ONLINE
RESOURCES

• Currency. It is the timeliness of information.

• Relevance. It is the significance of the
information that you need.
• Authority. It is the source of information.
• Accuracy. It is the closeness of the report to the
actual data
• Purpose. The reason why it is created.
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T H E R EL I A B I LI T Y O F
I N F O R MAT I O N

1. Check the Author

2. Check the Date of Publication or of
update
3. Check for Citations
4. Check the Domain or owner of the
site/page.
.com – commercial
.gov – government
.edu – educational
.org – nonprofit organization
.mil – military