INFORMATION

 An information source is anything that might inform a person about something provide knowledge of it. Information come from different source such as people,television or a radio, newspaper, books, journals and magazines, encyclopedia, and web pages.We can study the following examples of common sources of information 

MAGAZINES 



These are collection of articles and pictures about various topics of popular interest and current events.Usually these articles are written by journalists or scholars.

NEWSPAPER


These are collection of articles about current events usually published daily.Since there is at least one in  every city, it is a great source of local information.

BOOKS


These cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction.This is one of the most common source of information used by many people.

ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGUES


This allows you to acces information on the internet through a browser.One of the main feature oh this is speed.This contains information beyond plain text.It includes sounds, images,and video.

WEB SITES


This is an organized and searchable collection of online records of every item in library.

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