Lesson 3:

Information Literacy
How to Become a Well-Informed Individual
People Who Access Information
Accessing Information Using the Card
Catalog
Classification of Books in the Library
Sections of the Library
Let’s Explore
Let’s Explore

 1. When can you say that a person is

information literate?
Let’s Explore

 1. When can you say that a person is

information literate?

 2. How can a person develop skills in

information literacy?
Let’s Explore

 1. When can you say that a person is

information literate?

 2. How can a person develop skills in

information literacy?

 3. Why is ethical use of information

important?
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
Information is vital to learning.
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
Information is vital to learning.

Students are taught to gain knowledge and

develop skills to be applied in real-life
situation.
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
Information is vital to learning.

Students are thought to gain knowledge

and develop skills to be applied in real-life
situation.
Acquiring knowledge and skills will help you
become competitive, independent, and
productive.
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
Information is vital to learning.

Students are thought to gain knowledge

and develop skills to be applied in real-life
situation.
Acquiring knowledge and skills will help you
become competitive, independent, and
productive.

But how can an individual be well informed?

How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
 1. Reading books and other printed
materials.
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
 1. Reading books and other printed
materials.
 2. Checking out trending topics on social

media.
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
 1. Reading books and other printed
materials.
 2. Checking out trending topics on social

media.
 3. Listening to radio or watching television.
How to Become a Well-Informed
Individual?
 1. Reading books and other printed
materials.
 2. Checking out trending topics on social

media.
 3. Listening to radio or watching television.
 4. Asking questions from reliable resource

person.
People Who Access
Information
People Who Access
Information
 They need to access information to broaden
their knowledge about the different subjects
they study in school.
People Who Access
Information
 They need to access information to broaden
their knowledge about the different subjects
they study in school.

 Students
Whose Who?
 They facilitate learning and enhance
students’ knowledge and skills.
Whose Who?
 They facilitate learning and enhance
students’ knowledge and skills.

 Teacher
Whose Who?
 They seek information by conducting series
of studies, tests, or experiments to validate
their findings.
Whose Who?
 They seek information by conducting series
of studies, tests, or experiments to validate
their findings.

 Scientists
Whose Who?
 They require physical or laboratory tests so
proper treatment will be administered to
their patients.
Whose Who?
 They require physical or laboratory tests so
proper treatment will be administered to
their patients.

 Doctor
Whose Who?
 They need complete information about the
case at hand to strongly defend their client
in court.
Whose Who?
 They need complete information about the
case at hand to strongly defend their client
in court.

 Lawyer
Whose Who?
 They secure information for the news they
are developing, and make sure that what
they deliver to the public is accurate and
factual.
Whose Who?
 They secure information for the news they
are developing, and make sure that what
they deliver to the public is accurate and
factual.

 Journalist
Whose Who?
 Their works are based on their creativity
and artistic information. They do their own
research to add meaning and depth to their
masterpieces.
Whose Who?
 Their works are based on their creativity
and artistic information. They do their own
research to add meaning and depth to their
masterpieces.

 Artist
Accessing Information Using the Card
Catalog
Accessing Information Using the Card
Catalog
 The most traditional way of accessing
information is by visiting the library.
Accessing Information Using the Card
Catalog
 The most traditional way of accessing
information is by visiting the library.
 To locate the book, you need to check the

card catalog.
Accessing Information Using the Card
Catalog
 The most traditional way of accessing
information is by visiting the library.
 To locate the book, you need to check the

card catalog.
 A card catalog contains information about a

material: author’s name, title of the book,

where to locate the material.
Accessing Information Using the Card
Catalog
 The most traditional way of accessing
information is by visiting the library.
 To locate the book, you need to check the

card catalog.
 A card catalog contains information about a

material: author’s name, title of the book,

where to locate the material.
 Basic types: author card, title card, subject

card
Author Card
Title Card
Subject Card
 Some universities with large collection of
books and reading materials have online
access catalog (OPAC)
 Some universities with large collection of
books and reading materials have Online
Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
 It enables students to access the library’s

database by typing the author’s name, book

title, subject or related keywords to locate a
book.
Classification of Books in the
library
 The two types of classification used in the
library are:
Classification of Books in the
library
 The two types of classification used in the
library are:
 Dewey Decimal Classification
Classification of Books in the
library
 The two types of classification used in the
library are:
 Dewey Decimal Classification
 Library of Congress Classification
 Dewey Decimal Classification
 Dewey Decimal Classification
 Created by an American Librarian named

Melvil Dewey in 1876.

 Dewey Decimal Classification
 Created by an American Librarian named

Melvil Dewey in 1876.

 The books are categorized according to

subject and shelved according to relative

location and index.
 Dewey Decimal Classification
 Created by an American Librarian named

Melvil Dewey in 1876.

 The books are categorized according to

subject and shelved according to relative

location and index.
 Libraries which do not have large volume of

books apply DDC.

Dewey Decimal
Classification
 Library of Congress Classification
 Library of Congress Classification
 Bigger libraries use LCC
 Library of Congress Classification
 Bigger libraries use LCC
 The books are classified using letters and

numbers. They are shelved and arranged

according to alphabetical and numerical
order.
Sections of the Library
Sections of the Library
 General Reference Section – encyclopedia,
dictionary, thesaurus, almanac
Sections of the Library
 General Reference Section – encyclopedia,
dictionary, thesaurus, almanac
 Circulation Section – textbooks of different

subjects, nonfiction and fiction books

Sections of the Library
 General Reference Section – encyclopedia,
dictionary, thesaurus, almanac
 Circulation Section – textbooks of different

subjects, nonfiction and fiction books

◦ Nonfiction – based on facts and real life
(biographies and textbooks for school use )
Sections of the Library
 General Reference Section – encyclopedia,
dictionary, thesaurus, almanac
 Circulation Section – textbooks of different

subjects, nonfiction and fiction books

◦ Nonfiction – based on facts and real life
(biographies and textbooks for school use )
◦ Fiction – products of imagination and creativity
(literary works, pocketbooks and novels)
 Periodical Section – newspapers,
magazines, and journals
 Periodical Section – newspapers,
magazines, and journals
 Filipiniana Section – locally published

materials written by Filipino authors about

the Philippines
Other Sources of
Information
Other Sources of
Information
 Theses and Dissertations – academic
research
◦ Thesis – undergraduate or masters degree
student
◦ Dissertation – doctoral students
Other Sources of
Information
 Theses and Dissertations – academic
research
◦ Thesis – undergraduate or masters degree
student
◦ Dissertation – doctoral students
 Museum – has primary and secondary
sources
Other Sources of
Information
 Theses and Dissertations – academic
research
◦ Thesis – undergraduate or masters degree
student
◦ Dissertation – doctoral students
 Museum – has primary and secondary
sources
◦ Primary – original materials produced during a
particular period in history ( relics, artifacts,
documents, recordings )
Other Sources of
Information
 Theses and Dissertations – academic research
◦ Thesis – undergraduate or masters degree student
◦ Dissertation – doctoral students
 Museum – has primary and secondary sources
◦ Pimary – original materials produced during a
particular period in history ( relics, artifacts,
documents, recordings )
◦ Secondary – documents made after an event has
occurred, second-hand accounts about an event,
person or topic
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:

◦ Prepare questions
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:

◦ Prepare questions
◦ Set appointment at your interviewee’s
convenience
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:

◦ Prepare questions
◦ Set appointment at your interviewee’s
convenience
◦ Be punctual
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:

◦ Prepare questions
◦ Set appointment at your interviewee’s
convenience
◦ Be punctual
◦ Ask consent before taking photos or recording
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:

◦ Prepare questions
◦ Set appointment at your interviewee’s
convenience
◦ Be punctual
◦ Ask consent before taking photos or recording
◦ Pay attention and listen carefully
 Interview – obtaining information from an
expert in a specific field.
 Remember to:

◦ Prepare questions
◦ Set appointment at your interviewee’s
convenience
◦ Be punctual
◦ Ask consent before taking photos or recording
◦ Pay attention and listen carefully
◦ Thank the interviewee for his time
 Internet – much easier and convenient,
researchers can just type the key word on
the search engine.
 Internet – much easier and convenient,
researchers can just type the key word on
the search engine.
 Search Engine – program capable of

searching documents in the web (Google,

Yahoo, Bing)
 Internet – much easier and convenient,
researchers can just type the key word on
the search engine.
 Search Engine – program capable of

searching documents in the web (Google,

Yahoo, Bing)
 Some researchers type in the specific web

address on the URL field.

 Internet – much easier and convenient,
researchers can just type the key word on
the search engine.
 Search Engine – program capable of

searching documents in the web (Google,

Yahoo, Bing)
 Some researchers type in the specific web

address on the URL field.

 URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator,

which is web page’s address.

 If browsing information from social media,
you can use a hashtag to locate for a topic.
 If browsing information from social media,
you can use a hashtag to locate for a topic.
 A hashtag consists of a pound sign (#) plus

a word or phrase with no space in between.

Summary
Summary
 To become well informed:
Summary
 To become well informed:
◦ Read books
◦ Listen to radio/watch television
◦ Ask resource person
Summary
 To become well informed:
◦ Read books
◦ Listen to radio/watch television
◦ Ask resource person
 People Access Information:
Summary
 To become well informed:
◦ Read books
◦ Listen to radio/watch television
◦ Ask resource person
 People Access Information:
◦ Students
◦ Teachers
◦ Scientists
◦ Medical Practitioners
◦ Lawyers
◦ Journalists
◦ Artists
 Types of Card Catalogs
 Types of Card Catalogs
◦ Author, title and subject card
◦ OPAC – online public access catalog
 Types of Card Catalogs
◦ Author, title and subject card
◦ OPAC – online public access catalog
 Classification of Books in the Library
 Types of Card Catalogs
◦ Author, title and subject card
◦ OPAC – online public access catalog
 Classification of Books in the Library
◦ Dewey Decimal Classification
◦ Library of Congress Classification
 Types of Card Catalogs
◦ Author, title and subject card
◦ OPAC – online public access catalog
 Classification of Books in the Library
◦ Dewey Decimal Classification
◦ Library of Congress Classification
 Sections of the Library
 Types of Card Catalogs
◦ Author, title and subject card
◦ OPAC – online public access catalog
 Classification of Books in the Library
◦ Dewey Decimal Classification
◦ Library of Congress Classification
 Sections of the Library
◦ General Reference
◦ Circulation
◦ Periodical
◦ Filipiniana
 Other Sources of Information:
 Other Sources of Information:
◦ Thesis and dissertation
◦ Interviews
◦ Museum
◦ Internet
Anagrams
socnsliaificta
classification
sutahsuer
thesaurus
tierwnevi
nedgritn
trending
tifacatrs
Artifacts
tesnsctisi
Scientists
rsbaipeoihg
Biographies
bylrira
library
ghatsah
hashtag
yecdnilacope
encyclopedia
sruntaolij
journalist
riodiecapl
periodical
yswrodek
keywords
mumseu
museum
abatsaed
database
chears genine
Search engine
tserstiodina
dissertation
Identify the following
 1. It contains information about a material
you need such as authors name, book title
and where to find the book.
 2. Classification of books used in

universities with libraries having large

volumes of books.
 3. Section in the library where you can find

fiction and non-fiction books.

 4. Original materials produced during a

particular period in history.

 5. It refers to a web page’s address.
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