Media and Information Sources

1. Indigenous Sources

1.1. circulated by indigenous peoples

1.2. defined as forms of media expression conceptualized, produced

1.3. vehicles for communication

1.4. cultural preservation

1.5. cultural

1.6. artistic expression

1.7. political self-determination

1.8. cultural sovereignty

2. Library Sources

2.1. a curated collection of sources of information

2.2. made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing

2.3. provides physical or digital access to material

2.4. collection can include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, e-books, audiobooks, databases.

2.5. organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, a corporation, or a private individual

2.6. libraries are also becoming increasingly important in helping communities mobilize and organize for their rights

2.7. first libraries consisted of archives of the earliest form of writing—the clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in Sumer

3. Internet Sources

3.1. become the most important information source

3.2. research for several reasons

3.3. research by listing sources you used to get your information

3.4. Peer-reviewed journals, webpages, forums and blogs are also online sources