This document discusses different types of information sources and how to evaluate them. It defines primary sources as original materials like letters and diaries. Secondary sources analyze and comment on primary sources, like history textbooks. Tertiary sources summarize and synthesize primary and secondary sources, like encyclopedias. Some specific information sources discussed are scholarly articles, books, government documents, news and magazine articles, and reference materials. The document also provides tips for verifying information sources, such as checking their accessibility in different formats and effectiveness in meeting reader expectations.
This document discusses different types of information sources and how to evaluate them. It defines primary sources as original materials like letters and diaries. Secondary sources analyze and comment on primary sources, like history textbooks. Tertiary sources summarize and synthesize primary and secondary sources, like encyclopedias. Some specific information sources discussed are scholarly articles, books, government documents, news and magazine articles, and reference materials. The document also provides tips for verifying information sources, such as checking their accessibility in different formats and effectiveness in meeting reader expectations.
This document discusses different types of information sources and how to evaluate them. It defines primary sources as original materials like letters and diaries. Secondary sources analyze and comment on primary sources, like history textbooks. Tertiary sources summarize and synthesize primary and secondary sources, like encyclopedias. Some specific information sources discussed are scholarly articles, books, government documents, news and magazine articles, and reference materials. The document also provides tips for verifying information sources, such as checking their accessibility in different formats and effectiveness in meeting reader expectations.
This document discusses different types of information sources and how to evaluate them. It defines primary sources as original materials like letters and diaries. Secondary sources analyze and comment on primary sources, like history textbooks. Tertiary sources summarize and synthesize primary and secondary sources, like encyclopedias. Some specific information sources discussed are scholarly articles, books, government documents, news and magazine articles, and reference materials. The document also provides tips for verifying information sources, such as checking their accessibility in different formats and effectiveness in meeting reader expectations.
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Comparing and Contrasting
Contents of a Material Viewed
with Outside Sources Classify and tell whether the materials listed below are primary or secondary sources of information? Write P if the material is primary or S if the material is secondary, T for tertiary. ______ 1. Letters and diaries ______ 6. Encyclopedia ______ 2. History Textbooks ______ 7. Newspaper ______ 3. Government documents ______ 8. Journals ______ 4. Manuscripts ______ 9. Magazines ______ 5. Video tapes ______ 10. Artifact Outside sources of information
Information can come from virtually anywhere — media,
blogs, personal experiences, books, journal and magazine articles, expert opinions, encyclopedias, and web pages — and the type of information you need will change depending on the question you are trying to answer. Three major sources of information
1. Primary Source 2. Secondary sources 3. Tertiary Source Specific Information Sources
1.) Scholarly Articles
These are documents written by experts or scholars discussing results of scholarly works and uses technical language like research. 2.) Books Sources providing information in detail segregated into chapter or parts with a synthesized version of information 3.)Government Documents These are reports, census, policies, data, and statistics issued and published by the government and its attached agencies. 4.) News/Magazine Articles These are sources containing timely, brief, and non-technical explanations of events or commentaries for the general public which contains opinions and news. 5.) Reference Materials These are sources containing answers to questions such as statistics, maps, background information, (re) directing to additional sources. These are factual and detailed. How to verify the content of the information 1. Accessibility- It is the ability of being easy to find, obtain and use. A. Image Accessibility – provides additional information about the text or concept. Example: Icon images are alternative to text that can be an effective way to express meaning. B. Text Accessibility – arrangement of words for easy access Example: Navigability where each chapter heading and sub-headings are set out in the table of contents.
C. Audio Accessibility – provides additional information through
listening skills Example: Audio description describes relevant and key visual information to viewers who can’t see the screen or text. D. Video Accessibility – provides additional information through listening and viewing skill Example: captions/descriptive transcript (considers the low background audio; use current video format for the web 2. Effectiveness It is a degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result. An information is effective if: It satisfies the expectations of the academic community and the readers. It is simple enough to become attainable by the readers/audience whom you exhibit the information.