The document discusses various media and information resources including libraries, indigenous media, the internet, and mass media. It defines each of these resources and provides examples. Libraries are described as places where reference materials are kept for use, not sale, including academic, public, school, and special libraries. Indigenous media is defined as forms of media created by indigenous peoples to communicate culture. The internet is a global network allowing information sharing, and factors for evaluating online information are outlined like authorship, accuracy, and timeliness. Overall, the document provides information on different media sources and how to evaluate the quality, reliability, and value of various information resources.

1. • Content standard:
The learner must demonstrate their understanding of media and information
literacy (MIL) and MIL related concepts.
Performance standard:
• The learner organizes a creative and interactive symposium for the
community focusing on being a media and information literate individual.

2. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Compare and contrast potential sources of media and information.
2. Explain and Recognize distinct use of the different information
sources; and
3. Give the importance of indigenous media and information through
spider design.
4. Explain the three types of Media and Information Resources

3. Media and Information
Resources

4. Sources of Information:
• Libraries
• Indigenous Media
• Internet
• Mass Media

5. Libraries

6. What is a Library?
• A place in which literary, musical, artistic, or references materials (such as
books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for used but NOT FOR
SALE.
4 Major Types of Libraries:
• Academic Library
• Public Library
• School Library
• Special Library

7. Academic Library
• Serves colleges and universities
Public Library
• Serves cities and towns of all types
School Library
• Serves students from Kindergarden to Grade 12

8. Special Library
• Are in specialized environments, such as hospitals, corporations, museums,
the military, private business, and the government.

9. Indigenous Media

10. What is Indigenous Media?
• Native; local; originating or produced naturally in a particular region/locality
Indigenous Knowledge
• Knowledge that is unique to a specific culture or society; most often it is not
written down

11. Indigenous Communication
• Transmission of information through local channels or forms.
• It is means by which the culture is preserved, handed down and adopted.
Indigenous Media
• May be defined as forms of media expression conceptualized, produced,
and circulated by indigenous peoples around the globe as vehicles for
communication.

12. FORMS OF INDIGENOUS MEDIA
• Folk or Traditional Media
• Gatherings and Social Organization
• Direct Observation
• Records (written, carved, oral)
• Oral Instruction

13. Internet

14. What is Internet?
• A global computer network providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, and consisting of Interconnected Networks
using standardized communication protocols.
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet:
• Authorship
• Publishing Body
• Accuracy and Verifiability
• Currency

15. Things to Consider in Evaluating Information
• Reliability
• Accuracy
• Value
• Authority
• timeliness

16. Reliability of Information
• Information is said to be reliable if it can be verified and evaluated.
Others refer to the trustworthiness of 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.
Forecast – similar to the actual data.
Financial – values are correct.

17. Value Information
• Information is said to be of value if it aids the user in making or
improving decisions.
Authority of the Source
• Who authored or published the information?
• Is the source credible?

18. Timeliness
• Reliability, accuracy, and, value of information may vary based on the time
it was produced or acquired. It may become irrelevant and inaccurate with
the passing of time (thus making it less valuable).
• Other information may be timeless, proven to be the same in reliability,
accuracy and value throughout history.

19. Skills in determining the Reliability of Information
• Check the Author
• Check the date of publication or of update
• Check the Citations
• Check the domain or owner of the site/page.

20. Skills in determining Accurate Information
• Look for Facts
• Cross-reference with other source for consistency
• Determine the reason for writing and publishing the information.

21. To summary the topic here are some questions to be
answer.
1. What is a library?
2. Why do you think every school has a library?
3. Do you still use library resources for research? Why or why not?
4. What is a modern library to you?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of
media as sources of information?
6. How can you evaluate or measure information quality?

22. Activity:
1. It is a global network of computers that allows computer users around the world to share
information for various purposes.
a. ARPANET
b. Cyberspace
c. Internet
d. WWW
2. It is an information source that includes folklore, folk music and dances, and other
indigenous art?
a. Aboriginal Media
b. Indigenous Media
c. Natural Media
d. Traditional Media

23. 3. It is defined to which a source exudes dependable, trustworthy, genuine,
and reputable process of information gathering?
a. Accuracy
b. Reliability
c. Validity
4. These are quotations from or reference to a book, paper, or author,
especially in a scholarly work?
a. Citation
b. Excerpt
c. Extract
d. Passage

24. 5. Among are the major types of libraries, EXCEPT.
a. ACADEMIC LIBRARY
b. PUBLIC LIBRARY
c. CLASSROOM LIBRARY
d. SPECIAL LIBRARY
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of media as
sources of information? (5 points)
• Make a short Essay about the Media and Information Resource(10 points)