Download Media and Information Literacy and more Lecture notes Information Literacy in PDF only on Docsity! Information Sources: Uses, Advantages, and Disadvantages Source Type Access Utility Advantages Disadvantages Book (nonfiction) Print, Online Research, information Thorough treatment of a topic May not contain the latest information; may not be scholarly Encyclopedia Print, Online Research, information Good topical coverage; good source for background information Information is usually not very specific Magazine Print Entertainment, information Good for general information; contemporary focus Not scholarly in nature Trade/Professional Journal Print Information Articles written by specialists in their fields Oriented toward specific fields; not scholarly in nature Newspapers Print, online Information Good source for current events; primary sources Not scholarly; infor- mation may be biased Scholarly Journal Print, Online Research, information Articles written by authorities; scholarly discussion; may be peer- reviewed* Subject may be very focused – sometimes and advantage and sometimes not Government Documents Print, online** Research, information Many produced; cover wide variety of topics; good source of statistics Information is very specific Research databases Online Research, information Many topics; articles written by authorities; scholarly discussion; may be peer-reviewed* Access restricted to authorized users; user name and password required; may be very focused Videos DVD, streaming Research, information, entertainment Good for visual learners; wide variety of topics. More difficult to mark a useful passage than print media. Open web Online Entertainment, information Quantity of information Quality of infor- mation is uneven; authority of some sources is unknown Google Scholar Online Research, information Scholarly information May not be peer- reviewed; access may be restricted Social media Online Entertainment, information Information updated frequently Quality of infor- mation is uneven; authority of some sources is unknown *Peer review is a process by which a panel of experts reviews an article for quality assurance. **The SVCC library is not a government documents repository, so only online government documents are available.
