MIL

• Information


  Facts and figures acquired from learning, research, or communication
• Information sources


  People, groups, and records from which data is gathered
• Informant


  Someone who provides details about his/her language, values, beliefs, or culture to a researcher
• Library


  Place where literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept but not for sale
• Librarian


  A professional who manages the library; organizes and evaluates books, and other resources stored
• Classifications of libraries


  • Academic library
  • Public library
  • School library
  • Special library
• Academic library


  • Supports the curriculum for universities and educational institutions; also a research arm in scholarly papers and works
• Academic libraries in the Philippines


  • Rizal Library of Ateneo de Manila University
  • Miguel de Benavides Library of University of Santo Tomas
• Public library


  • Supported by taxes and government; accessible to everyone; basic library services offered for free
• Public library in the Philippines


  • The National Library of the Philippines
• School library


  • Caters both students and educators; suited for a specific grade level and subject area and appropriate for their age and level
• Special library


  • Serves a specific group of people, usually based on a discipline; focused on a specific area of interest; maintained by a certain business organization, professional association, or government agency
• Special libraries in the Philippines


  • The Cultural Center of the Philippines Library and Archives
  • Ortigas Foundation Library
  • Lopez Memorial Museum and Library
  • Filipinas Heritage Library
• Five criteria for evaluating sources


  • Authority
  • Accuracy
  • Objectivity
  • Currency
  • Coverage
• Fact-checking


  Confirming the accuracy of information made in a speech, research, news article, or editorial
• Types of sources


  • Books
  • Articles
  • Newspapers
  • Internet
• Books


  • In-depth, detailed coverage of a topic and background information
• Book reference


  A book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters rather than reading from beginning to end
• Book references


  • Dictionary
  • Atlas
• Scholarly journals


  • Up to date and highly specific for scholars and research
• Trade publications


  • Targeted towards professionals in a discipline or industry
• Trade publications


  • Education Digest
  • Traffic World
• Magazines


  • Broad summaries of issues for the general audience
• Newspapers


  • Up to date national or regional information for the general audience
• Newspapers in the Philippines


  • Manila Bulletin
  • The Manila Times
• Internet


  • Wide variety of information, where websites should be evaluated carefully
• Email


  Oldest and most universal way to communicate and share information on the Internet
• Social media


  Allows people to connect in a variety of ways and build communities online
• Online platforms


  Websites and applications that offer services through the Internet
• Categories of online platforms


  • Social media platforms
  • Web search engines
  • Online payment systems
  • Creative content outlets
• Social media platforms


  • Internet services that promote social interaction and information shared in virtual communities
• Social media platforms


  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Telegram
• Web search engines


  • Internet-based systems that are used to locate information in the World Wide Web
• Online payment systems


  Allow customers to send payment for their purchases
• Creative content outlets


  Web services that offer assistance to individuals and organizations in the development of innovative and engaging multimedia content for their websites
• Creative content outlets


  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Twitch
  • Facebook
• Google Search Engine


  • Best search engine in the world; almost 70% of the Search Engine market has been acquired by Google; provides accurate, efficient, and up-to-date searches for information
• Microsoft Bing


  • Microsoft's answer to Google; launched in 2009; default search engine in Microsoft
• Yahoo


  • Yahoo & Bing compete more with each other than with Google; American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California; owned by Verizon Media
• Baidu


  • Most used search engine in China; founded in Jan, 2000 by Chinese Entrepreneur, Eric Xu; delivers results for website, audio files and images; provides other services including maps, news, cloud storage and much more