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Module 4
MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY
GRADE 12
MEDIA AND INFORMATION SOURCES
In searching for information, one needs help in locating appropriate and reliable sources while also having access to them. There are three
main sources of information: indigenous knowledge, libraries, and the Internet. In many instances, sources of information are also classified as
primary, secondary, and tertiary.
A. Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous knowledge is the distinctive knowledge kept to a specific group of people. Local knowledge, folk knowledge, people’s
knowledge, traditional wisdom, or traditional science are other terms used for it (Senanayak, 2006). According to Brouwers (1993),
indigenous knowledge is “generated through a systematic process of observing local conditions, experimenting with solutions, and
readapting previously identified solutions to modified environmental, socio-economic and technological situations.” It usually becomes the
basis of a certain community for their daily life. Indigenous knowledge is transferred from one generation to another, either orally (oral
tradition) or through cultural rituals. Oral traditions involve legends, folktales, epics, myths, and folk songs.
Dewalt (1994) identified certain features of indigenous knowledge that are highly relevant in conservation and sustainable growth:
 Locally appropriate
 Diversified production systems
 Respect for nature
 Human dependence on nature for survival
 Flexibility
 Social responsibility
B. Library
As defined in Cambridge Dictionary, A library is “a building, room, or organization that has a collection, especially of books, music,
and information that can be accessed by computer for people to read, use, or borrow.”
Most libraries offer the following services:
 User services
 Technical services
 Computer services
 Administrative services
Libraries are classified as academic, public, school, and special.
 Academic libraries
 Public services
 School libraries
 Special libraries
C. Internet
As defined in the Oxford Dictionary, the Internet is “a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication
facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.”
Essays, UK (2018) describes the internet as a “network of networks” consisting of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business,
and government networks. Internet is also defined as the “worldwide publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that
transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP)” (Merriam Dictionary).

Other Classifications of Information Sources


A. Primary sources of information- Primary sources refer to “original materials.” These are materials from a certain period of time that have
not been filtered, modified through analysis, interpretation, or evaluation.
B. Secondary Sources of Information- Compared to primary sources, secondary sources are not easily defined. Generally, written after an
original product, they usually aim to give reflection or analysis. In short, they are analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of primary
sources.
C. Tertiary Sources of information- Tertiary sources are commonly confused with secondary sources. Tertiary sources involve information
that collects and organizes primary and secondary sources.

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