SOURCE #1: Indigenous Media

Indigenous media could also be defined as variety of media expression conceptualized, produced, and circulated by indigenous people with information appropriate to their culture. Indigenous Knowledge is a unique knowledge from a specific culture or society. Indigenous Communication is the transmission of information through local channels or forms by which the culture is preserved, handed down and adapted.

Characteristics of Indigenous Media

• oral tradition of communication

• store information in memories

• information exchange is face-to-face

• information is contained within the border of the community

Forms of Indigenous Media

• Folk or traditional media

• Gatherings and social organizations

• Direct observation

• Records (written, carved, oral)

• Oral instruction

SOURCE #2: Library

Library is a place where artistic, literary, musical and reference materials such manuscripts, books, and films are kept for use and not for sale.

Types of Libraries

• Academic Library. This is for Colleges and Universities

• Public Library. This is for cities and towns

• School Library. This is for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12

• Special Library. This is in specialized environment such as hospitals, private business and the government.

SOURCE #3: Internet

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

Since it is easy to access information from the internet, the following evaluation criteria will help you how to assess online resources.

• Currency. It is the timeliness of information.

• Relevance. It is the significance of the information that you need.

• Authority. It is the source of information.

• Accuracy. It is the closeness of the report to the actual data

• Purpose. The reason why it is created.

SKILLS IN DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION

1. Check the Author.

2. Check the Date of Publication or of update.

3. Check for Citations.

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

• .com – commercial

• .gov – government

• .edu – educational

• .org – non-profit organization

• .mil – military

Let us remember:

• There are three sources of information: indigenous media, library and internet.

• Indigenous media could also be defined as variety of media expression conceptualized, produced, and circulated by indigenous people with information appropriate to their culture.

• Library is a place where artistic, literary, musical and reference materials such manuscripts, books, and films are kept for use and not for sale.

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