Media and information sources

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Library

Question 2

What are the 4 major types of libraries?

Answer 2

Academic library, public library, school library, special library

Question 3

Library that serves colleges and universities

Answer 3

academic library

Question 4

Library that serves cities and towns of all types

Answer 4

Public library

Question 5

Library that serves students from
Kindergarten to Grade 12

Answer 5

School Library

Question 6

Library that are in specialized environments, such as hospitals, corporations, museums, the military, private business, and the government.

Answer 6

Special Library

Question 7

What are the 3 sources of information?

Answer 7

Libraries
Indigenous Media
Internet

Question 8

native; local; originating or produced naturally in a particular region/locality

Answer 8

Indigenous

Question 9

knowledge that is unique to a specific culture or society; most often it is not written down

Answer 9

Indigenous Knowledge

Question 10

• transmission of information
  through local channels or forms
• it is a means by which the
  culture is preserved, handed
  down and adapted

Answer 10

Indigenous Communication

Question 11

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

Answer 11

INDIGENOUS MEDIA

Question 12

State some forms of indigenous media

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Internet

Question 14

How do you evaluate information found on the internet

Answer 14

-Authorship
-Publishing body
-Accuracy and Verifiability
-Currency

Question 15

Things to Consider in evaluating information (R.A.V.A.T)

Answer 15

-Reliability
-Accuracy
-Value
-Authority
-Timeliness

Question 16

refers to the closeness of the report to the actual data. Measurement of accuracy varies, depending on the type of information being evaluated.

Answer 16

Accuracy of information

Question 17

Skills in Determining
Accurate Information:

Answer 17

a.Look for facts.
b.Cross-reference with other
source for consistency.
c.Determine the reason for
writing and publishing the
information.