Media AND Information Literacy: Quarter 1 - Module 6
Media AND Information Literacy: Quarter 1 - Module 6
Media AND Information Literacy: Quarter 1 - Module 6
MEDIA
AND
INFORMATION
LITERACY
Quarter 1 – Module 6
Media and Information Sources
Activity 2. Choose an appropriate medium for the following instances. Explain the reason behind your
chosen medium in less than 3 sentences. (10 pts.)
1. There is a heavy storm in your area as it is the rainy season here. Your family wants to know
updates from your local government, but there is a massive blackout. Network signals are
unavailable too.
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What’s New
Activity 3. Briefly answer the following questions based on the quotation given below.
“God made Libraries so that people didn’t have any excuse to be stupid.”
--Joan Bau
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What Is It
Information is everywhere. It is a powerful and essential element in decision- making.
People rely on different information sources in making choices, crafting solutions to problems, and
more.
To obtain accurate, adequate, relevant, and timely information, students should know the
various sources of information aside from the major types of mass media. In the Philippines,
Filipinos, have indigenous sources, apart from the library, the internet and other tool from which
people usually obtain information.
Information sources are the producers or givers of information, and people who use it are
the consumers. These sources also serve as the means which people record information for
future consumption. There a lot of information sources available today: books, articles,
periodicals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the internet. Even people are considered information
sources with their personal experiences, opinions, and stories.
(1) Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based, including: original
written works – poems, diaries, court records, interviews, surveys, and original
research/fieldwork, and research published in scholarly/academic journals.
(2) Secondary sources are those that describe or analyze primary sources, including:
reference materials – dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, and books and articles that
interpret, review, or synthesize original research/fieldwork.
(3) Tertiary sources are those used to organize and locate secondary and primary sources.
Indexes – provide citations that fully identify a work with information such as author, titles of a
book, article, and/or journal, publisher and publication date, volume and issue number and page
numbers.
Formats of Information Sources:
1. Print – books, periodicals newspapers, magazines, photographs, reports, journals,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, government documents and records
2. Nonprint – audio, video, AV files, microform, microfilm, digital documents, etc.
Where to Find Information Sources:
1. Library – building or room that contains a collection of books, periodicals, and/or AV materials.
2. Internet – global network of computers that allows computer users around the world to share
information for various purposes (Shelly and Campbell, 2012)
3. Indigenous Media – form of media conceptualized produced and circulated by IP as vehicles
for communication, especially for cultural preservation, cultural and artistic expression, political
self-determination, and cultural sovereignty (Wilson, et. al., 2015)
Example: folk music and dances, folklore, indigenous art
Indigenous Knowledge (IK)–is the unique knowledge confined to a culture or society. It is also
known as local knowledge, folk knowledge, people's
knowledge, traditional wisdom or traditional science.
IK contrasts with the international knowledge
system generated by universities, research
institutions and private firms. (Warren 1991)
Indigenous Media - …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 by utilizing indigenous materials and resources, reflecting community needs and
interests, visions and aspirations, and independent from vested interest groups. (Indigenous
Media, Freedom of Expression and Right to Information: ASEANScenario, 2014)
Characteristics:
communicated orally
storage relies on merely the human memory
the exchange of information is face-to-face
information is contained locally or in your community only
What’s More
ACTIVITY 4. IDENTIFICATION
Reflect on this!!!
What is the emerging role of social media in the society?
How do you think Social Media is affecting our culture?