Lesson 4: Types of Information Sources Flashcards
what are the 3 types of information sources?
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Tertiary sources
- an original, uninterpreted, or first-hand material created by the person(s) involved in a activity or event
- shows original thinking, present a discovery, or impart new information
primary sources
- artifacts
- diaries and autobiographies
- letters
-music - official and original documents
- artwork
- architecture
- patent
- audio-video recording
primary sources
- documents or recordings that relate or discuss information originally presented elsewhere
- created by people who didn’t experience it first hand
secondary sources
- indexes
- survey type
- reference type
- newspaper articles
- literature review
- textbooks
- biographies
secondary sources
information that collects and organizes primary and secondary sources
tertiary sources
- directories
- yearbook
- dictionary
- encyclopedia
tertiary sources
where can you find information sources?
- indigenous media
- library
- internet
- conceptualized, produced, and circulated by indigenous people as vehicles of communication
- for cultural preservation, cultural, and artistic expression, political, self-determination, and cultural soereignity
indigenous media
what are the 7 features of indigenous media?
- Locally appropriate
- Restraint in resource exploitation
- Diversified production systems
- Respect for nature
- Human dependence on nature for survival
- Flexibility
- Social responsibility
way of life has advanced with local conditions
locally appropriate
production is for survival needs only
restraint in resources exploitation
strategies to avoid abuse of resources
Diversified production systems
conservations efforts
Respect for nature
species are interrelated
human dependence on nature for survival
adapts in new circumstances and open to outside knowledge
flexibility
strong family and community ties to feelings of obligation to preserve the land for future genrations
social responsibility
place to access info, ideas, and work of imagination
library
kinds of library services
- user services
- technological services
- computer services
- administrative services
linking people to information
user services
gathering, cataloging, and preparing lib materials
technological services
maintaining databases, software programming, web design, and computer maintenance
computer services
functioning managing the library and services, conveying contacts, supervising library employees, and preparing budget
administrative services
what are the 4 classifications of library?
- public
- academic
- school
- special
a global networks of computers that allow users around the world to share information for various purposes
internet
- based on empirical research and quantifiable measures
- indisputable, definitively occurred in the past
- proven through calculation and experience
- malleable in context
fact
- may include fact but can also include belief (Philosophical ideas)
- a fact that you believe can be applied to situations
- a norm or a kind of acceptance
- fact and personal reason equal basic truth
truth
What is CRAAP?
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
