The document discusses three main sources of information: libraries, indigenous media, and the internet. It defines each of these and provides key details about them. Libraries are defined as places that keep literary and reference materials for use, not sale. There are four main types of libraries: academic, public, school, and special. Indigenous media refers to forms of media produced and shared within indigenous communities, including folk media, gatherings, oral records, and oral instruction. The internet is defined as a global network providing information and communication through interconnected computer networks using standard protocols.

2. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET

3. LIBRARIES

4. WHAT IS A LIBRARY?
A PLACE IN WHICH LITERARY, MUSICAL, ARTISTIC, OR REFERENCE
MATERIALS (SUCH AS BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, RECORDINGS, OR
FILMS) ARE KEPT FOR USE BUT NOT FOR SALE (MERRIAM
WEBSTER’S 11TH COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY)

5. 4 MAJOR TYPES OF LIBRARIES:
•ACADEMIC LIBRARY
•PUBLIC LIBRARY
•SCHOOL LIBRARY
•SPECIAL LIBRARY

6. ACADEMIC LIBRARY
SERVES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PUBLIC
LIBRARY - SERVES CITIES AND TOWNS OF ALL
TYPES

7. SCHOOL LIBRARY
SERVES STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12
SPECIAL LIBRARY - ARE IN SPECIALIZED ENVIRONMENTS,
SUCH AS HOSPITALS, CORPORATIONS, MUSEUMS, THE
MILITARY, PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND THE GOVERNMENT.

8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET

9. INDIGENOUS MEDIA

10. WHAT IS INDIGENOUS?
•NATIVE
•LOCAL
•ORIGINATING OR PRODUCED NATURALLY IN A
PARTICULAR REGION/LOCALITY

11. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE THAT IS UNIQUE TO A SPECIFIC
CULTURE OR SOCIETY; MOST OFTEN IT IS NOT
WRITTEN DOWN

12. INDIGENOUS COMMUNICATION
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THROUGH LOCAL
CHANNELS OR FORMS - IT IS A MEANS BY WHICH THE
CULTURE IS PRESERVED, HANDED DOWN AND
ADAPTED

13. INDIGENOUS MEDIA
MAY BE DEFINED AS FORMS OF MEDIA EXPRESSION
CONCEPTUALIZED, PRODUCED, AND CIRCULATED BY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AROUND THE GLOBE AS
VEHICLES FOR COMMUNICATION

14. FORMS OF INDIGENOUS MEDIA
1. FOLK OR TRADITIONAL MEDIA
2.GATHERINGS AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
3.DIRECT OBSERVATION
4.RECORDS (WRITTEN, CARVED, ORAL)
5.ORAL INSTRUCTION

15. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
•LIBRARIES
•INDIGENOUS MEDIA
•INTERNET

16. INTERNET

17. WHAT IS AN INTERNET?
A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK PROVIDING A VARIETY OF
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES,
CONSISTING OF INTERCONNECTED NETWORKS USING
STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS.

18. EVALUATING INFORMATION FOUND ON THE
INTERNET
•AUTHORSHIP
•PUBLISHING BODY
•ACCURACY AND VERIFIABILITY
•CURRENCY

19. THINGS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING
INFORMATION:
• RELIABILITY
• ACCURACY
• VALUE
• AUTHORITY -TIMELINESS

20. RELIABILITY
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.

21. ACCURACY
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 -
SIMILAR TO THE ACTUAL DATA. FINANCIAL - VALUES ARE CORRECT

22. VALUE
VALUE OF INFORMATION INFORMATION IS SAID TO BE OF
VALUE IF IT AIDS THE USER IN MAKING OR IMPROVING
DECISIONS.

23. AUTHORITY OF THE SOURCE
WHO AUTHORED OR PUBLISHED THE INFORMATION? - IS
THE SOURCE CREDIBLE?

24. 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)

25. TIMELINESS
OTHER INFORMATION MAY BE TIMELESS, PROVEN TO BE THE SAME
IN RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, AND VALUE THROUGHOUT HISTORY.

26. SKILLS IN DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY
OF INFORMATION
• CHECK THE AUTHOR
• CHECK THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OR OF UPDATE
• CHECK FOR CITATIONS
• CHECK THE DOMAIN OR OWNER OF THE SITE/PAGE.
• .COM - .EDU - .MIL - .GOV - .ORG - COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION

27. SKILLS IN DETERMINING ACCURATE
INFORMATION
•LOOK FOR FACTS.
•CROSS-REFERENCE WITH OTHER SOURCE FOR CONSISTENCY.
•DETERMINE THE REASON FOR WRITING AND PUBLISHING THE
INFORMATION.

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