FORMATS OF

INFORMATION SOURCES
Information is available
and accessible in two main
formats namely, print and
non-print and these include
published and unpublished
sources.
PRINTED MATERIALS
(PUBLISHED SOURCES)
Information could be in print format
and these include: all printed books,
periodicals, maps, bibliographies,
indexes and abstracts, photographs,
government documents, technical
reports, etc.
NON-PRINTED MATERIALS
In addition to printed materials,
information is also produced in
other formats (non-print) including
audio, audiovisual, multimedia,
microform and electronic books,
journals, images, texts/records from
the Internet.
 Unpublished sources- Indigenous
Knowledge (IK)

It is neither written nor published but

provides people in the community with
strategies for survival. Indigenous
knowledge is the sum total of
knowledge and skills which people in a
particular geographical area possess
that enables them to get the most out
of their natural environment
 HUMAN SOURCES
(COLLEAGUES/PEERS)

Communication with peers and

colleagues are good ways of obtaining
vital information. Especially if the right
person is contacted and up-to-date
information will be obtained.
 ARCHIVES

Archives are places where

records of all types and formats
are kept and made accessible
for research and other purpose.
 LIBRARY
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LIBRARIES, THE FIRST
THING THAT COME TO YOUR MIND ARE
PROBABLY BOOKS, BUT LIBRARIES ALSO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES SUCH AS
FULL TEXT JOURNALS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES
AND ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS.
INTERNET

THE INTERNET IS A GLOBAL SYSTEM OF

NETWORKED COMPUTERS THAT ALLOWS
USER TO USER-TO-USER COMMUNICATION
AND TRANSFER DATA FILES FROM ON
COMPUTER TO ANOTHER ON THE
NETWORK.
MAGAZINES
IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES AND
IMAGES ABOUT DIVERSE TOPICS OF
POPULAR INTEREST AND CURRENT
EVENTS.
ACADEMIC JOURNALS

A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES USUALLY

WRITTEN BY SCHOLARS IN AN
ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL FIELD.
DATA BASE
CONTAINS CITATIONS OF ARTICLES
AND MAGAZINES, JOURNALS AND
NEWSPAPERS. THEY ALSO CONTAINED
CITATION OF BLOGS, PODCAST,
VIDEOS, AND OTHER SOME MEDIA
TYPE.
NEWSPAPERS
IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ABOUT
CURRENT EVENTS USUALLY PUBLISHED
DAILY.
BOOKS

BOOKS COVER VIRTUALLY ANY

TOPIC, FACT OR FRICTION
ENCYCLOPEDIA
ARE COLLECTIONS OF SHORT, FACTUAL
ENTRIES OFTEN WRITTEN BY DIFFERENT
CONTRIBUTORS WHO ARE KNOWLEGEABLE
ABOUT THE TOPIC.
 WEBSITE
ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS MOST
TYPE OF INFORMATION ON THE
INTERNET THROUGH A BROWSER.