Lesson 5 Flashcards

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is a native, local, originating or produced naturally in a particular region and locality. Its indigenous knowledge is unique to a special culture or society, most often it is not written down. The transmission of information is through local channels or forms. It is a means by which the culture is preserved, handed down and adapted. This include local knowledge, it is owned, controlled, and managed by indigenous peoples in order for them to develop and produce culturally appropriate information in the languages understood by the community.

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Indigenous

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What are Characteristics of Indigenous Knowledge

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a. Oral tradition of communication

b. Store information in memories

c. Information exchange is face to face

d. Information is contained within the border of the community

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can be defined as forms of media expression conceptualized, produced, and circulated by indigenous peoples around the globe as vehicles for communication.

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Indigenous Media

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What are the Forms of Indigenous Media

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  1. Folk or Traditional Media
  2. Gatherings and Social Organizations
  3. Direct Observation
  4. Records (written, carved, oral)
  5. Oral Instruction
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5
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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. (Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/library)

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Library

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What are the Types of Library:

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Academic library
Public library
School library
Special library

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serves colleges and universities.

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Academic Library

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  • serves cities and towns, of all types.
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Public Library

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Serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

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School Library

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is a global computer network providing variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

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Internet

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is one of the newest sources of media. The majority of the users prefer the internet to watch news quickly. It is more fast and capable in compare to any other source of media. Internet changes the world and connects the people also deliver the users to keep in touch with the latest inventions and news.

One of the best features of the Internet is the ability to communicate almost instantly with anyone in the world.

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The Internet

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is one of the oldest and most universal ways to communicate and share information on the Internet, and billions of people use it. Social media allows people to connect in a variety of ways and build communities online.

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Email

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There are many other things you can do on the Internet. There are thousands of ways to keep up with news or shop for anything online.

As we all know billions of websites online today, there is a lot of information on the Internet. Search engines make this information easier to find. All you have to do is type one or more keywords, and the search engine will look for relevant websites.

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You can pay your bills, manage your bank accounts, meet new people, watch TV, or learn new skills. You can learn or do almost anything online.

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What are the Top 6 Best Search Engine websites in the World

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  1. www.google.com
  2. www.bing.com
  3. www.yahoo.com Yahoo & Bing
  4. www.baidu.com
  5. www.aol.com
  6. www.ask.com
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is the best search engine in the world and it is also one of most popular products from Google. Almost 70 percent of the Search Engine market has been acquired by Google

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  1. www.google.com - Google Search Engine
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is Microsoft’s answer to Google and it was launched in 2009. is the default search engine in Microsoft’s web browser.

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  1. www.bing.com- Bing
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  1. compete more with each other than with Google, l is an American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and oumed by Verizon Merdia.
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www.yahoo.com Yahoo & Bing

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is the most used search engine in China and was founded in Jan, 2000 by Chinese Entrepreneur, Eric Xu. This web search is made to deliver results for website, audio files and images. It provides some other services including maps, news, cloud storage and much more.

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  1. www.baidu.com Baidu
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is also among the top search engines. These are the guys that used to send out CD’s which you’d load onto your PC to install their browser and modem software.

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  1. www.aol.com Aol.com
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previously known as Ask Jeeves. Their key concept was to have search results based on a simple question + answer web format. It is a question & answer community where you can get the answers for your question and it integrates a large amount of archive data to answer your question. Because of this dependency on archived and active user contributions the results will not be as current as those you get in Google, Bing and Yahoo.

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  1. www.ask.com-Founded in 1995, Ask.com,
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Other search engine websites are:

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www.excite.com, www.DuckDuckGo.com, www.WolframAlpha.com, www.Yandex.com, www.lycos.com, www.chacha.com

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What are the Evaluating Information Found in the Internet

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a. Authorship

b. Published body

c. Accuracy and Verifiability

d. Currency

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What are the Things to Consider in Evaluating Information

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  1. Reliability
  2. Accuracy
  3. Value
  4. Authority
  5. Timeliness
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The Information is said to be reliable if it can be verified and evaluate. Others refer to the trustworthiness of the source in evaluating the reliability of information.

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  1. Reliability
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refers to the closeness of the report to the actual data. Measurement of accuracy varies, depending on the type of information being evaluated. Forecasts are similar to the actual data and financial values are correct.

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  1. Accuracy
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The information is said to be valued if it aids the user in making or improving decisions.

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  1. Value
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the source is the one authored or published the information and the credibility of the sources.

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authority

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The source 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.

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  1. Timeliness
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What are the Skills in Determining the Reliability of Information:

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a. Check the Author

h. Check the Date of publication or of update

c. Check the Citations

d. Check the Domain or owner of the site / page

.com commercial

mil - military

edu-education

.gov - government

org nonprofit organization

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What are the Skills in Determining Accurate Information

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A. Look for facts

B. Cross-reference with other source for consistency

C. Determine the reason for writing and publishing the information

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a book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters rather than read from beginning to end.

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Book reference

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What are the Articles

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a) Scholarly Journals
b) Trade Publications
c) Magazines

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Up-to-date and highly specific for scholars and researchers.

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a) Scholarly Journals

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  • Targeted towards professionals in a discipline or industry.
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b) Trade Publications

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Broad summaries of issues for a general audience.

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c) Magazines

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  • Up-to-date, national and regional information for a general audience.
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Newspapers

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  • Wide variety of information. Evaluate websites carefully.
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Internet

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a book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters rather than read from beginning to end.

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Book reference

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Caters to specific fields like hospitals, corporation, government.

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Special Library