The document discusses various sources of information, including libraries, indigenous media, and the internet, detailing different types of libraries and defining indigenous media. It emphasizes the importance of evaluating information based on reliability, accuracy, value, authority, and timeliness, providing criteria to assess these attributes. Additionally, it outlines skills for determining the reliability and accuracy of information, such as checking the author, publication date, and citations.

1. MEDIA AND
INFORMATION
SOURCES

2. What are the sources
of information?
•Libraries
•Indigenous Media
•Internet

3. What is a library?
A library is 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.

4. 4 MAJOR TYPES OF
LIBRARIES
•Academic Library
•Public Library
•School Library
•Special Library

5. 1. Academic Library
• serves colleges and universities
2. Public Library
• serves cities and towns of all types
3. School Library
• serves students from Kinder to Grade 12
4. Special Library
• serves specialized environments

6. What is indigenous media?
Indigenous media defined as forms of
media expression conceptualized,
produced, and circulated by
indigenous people around the globe
as vehicles for communication.

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

8. What is an internet?
Internet is a global computer network
providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, consisting of
interconnected networks using
standardized communication
protocols.

9. 5 THINGS TO CONSIDER IN
EVALUATING INFORMATION
Always remember the word RAVAT
•Reliability
•Accuracy
•Value
•Authority
•Timeliness

10. 1. 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.

11. 2. Accuracy of Information
Accuracy refers to the closeness of the
report of 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.

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

13. 5. 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 and making it less
valuable.

14. SKILLS IN DETERMINING THE
RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION
1. Check the author
2. Check the date of publication
3. Check for citations
4. Check the owner of the site/page.
• .com – commercial .edu – educational
• .mil – military .gov – government
• .org – nonprofit organization

15. SKILLS IN DETERMINING
ACCURATE INFORMATION
1. Look for facts.
2. Cross-reference with other source for
consistency.
3. Determine the reason for writing and
publishing the information.