Media and Information sources Flashcards
refers to native; local; originating or produced naturally in a particular region
Indigenous
A knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society refers to ____
Indigenous Knowledge
refers to transmission of information through local channels or forms. It is a means by which culture is preserved, handed down, and adapted
Indigenous communication
refer to the original information created by a local group of people
Indigenous media and information
is a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study of reference, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
Library
Library is divided into different sections with their own functions, namely:
Periodical
Archive
Reference
Circulation
Filipiniana
Internet section
consists of publications about the Philippines, in all its aspects-cultural, political, social, religious, economic, and others regardless of author and imprints.
Filipiniana section
• this section houses books, which are in demand and limited in copies. Also, in process books and newly acquired books.
• It adopts the “close shelf system”.
• Users are not allowed to enter this section; they seek the assistance of the library staff or library assistants.
Reserve section
This section houses a collection of extensive general reference materials, which are intended to be consulted for a particular question or query, rather than read thoroughly
Reference section
• This section houses journals, magazines, newspapers, and other serial literature.
• Bound periodicals are cataloged according to DDC scheme; professional journals are grouped together according to subject.
• Lists of topics of each journal are made available in lieu of indexing and abstracting.
Periodical section
This section houses materials which depict the history of the university and researches made by faculty and staff. Also, accreditation documents of the University Library.
Archive section
This section enables students to have access information through the internet
Internet section
This section provides an audio-visual support service to facilitate the teaching and learning activities of the university through non-print collections.
AVR/ Audio Visual section
This section enables students to have access to e-resources from authorized databases which the university has subscribed.
STARBOOKS and TEC4 ED resources are also available here
Electronic Resources / E-library section
This section houses the Law and Graduate Studies collection which specifically cater to the Law and GS students
Law and Graduate studies library
This section is where the processing and maintenance activities of a library’s collection are being done; it involves the following processes:
- Identification: locating potentially worthwhile items to add to the collection
- Selection: deciding which of the identified items to add to the collection
- Acquisitions: securing the items for the collection
- Organization: indexing and cataloging the items acquired in a manner that will aid the end-user in locating materials in the collection
- Preparation: labeling, binding, repairing, conservation, and otherwise making items ready for (and maintained during) storage in a manner that allows for easy retrieval and maintenance of what is in a collection
Technical section
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 or page
- Check the site design and the writing style
Skills in determining accurate information.
- Look for facts
- Cross-reference with other sources to check for consistency
- Determine the reason for writing and publishing the information
- Check for advertising
