week 2

• Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources

Primary Source
       - A primary source is an original object or document, first-hand information.
       - Primary source is material written or produced in the time period that you may be investigating.
       - Primary sources enable the researcher to get as close as possible to what actually happened
          during an historical event or time period.

Primary Source include:

• Diaries                    
• Letters
• Memoirs
• Journals
• Speeches
• Manuscripts
• Interviews
• Photographs
• Audio or video recordings
• Research reports(natural or social sciences)
• Statistical Data

 Other examples of Primary Source are:

• Historical documents

• Public first-hand accounts or stories 

Secondary Source
 - A secondary source is something written   about a primary source. 
 - Secondary sources are written "after the fact"- that is at a later date.

- Usually the author of a secondary source will have studied the primary sources of an historical  period or event and will then interpret the "evidence" found in these sources.

 - You can think of secondary sources as second-hand information.

        

 - Secondary source is actually second hand information that were adapted "after" the events  occurred.
Examples of  Secondary Source

• Almanacs
• Encyclopedias
• History books
• Text books
• Biographies

Tertiary Source

- Distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources
- Includes most types of references
Examples of Tertiary Source

• Bibliographies of bibliography
• Directories of directories
• Guides to the literature

     Summary of Information Sources

week 1

- Introduction to Information Literacy

        Information Literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information. We should learn this course to instill the effective way of information and technology usage for students in their education, work or daily lives.

 - Classification of Information Literacy

• Library Literacy
• Media Literacy
• Computer Literacy
• Internet Literacy
• Research Literacy
• Critical Thinking Literacy

- Information Literacy Process: is a framework for solving problems.


- Big6 : is a six-stage process to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information.

1. Task Definition
2. Information Seeking Behavior
3. Location and Access
4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation                              

-Information Literacy Process Framework articulates learning outcomes from an elementary to an advanced level.

 The Information Literacy Process is a systematic approach necessary for successful information problem-solving. To be information literate, students need additional abilities such as being able to define the task, evaluate, organize and present the information.

• Choose a topic
• Formulate the question
• Narrowing the topic
•  Problem statement and identification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   - Information Literacy Cycle