Data, facts, information, intelligence, and knowledge can be organized, presented and
retrieved in many physical formats:
Format |
Description |
Printed |
Materials referenced and collected from print resources (hardback and paperback
books,
periodicals, print-on-demand (POD)
documents, manuscripts, correspondence, loose leaf materials, notes, brochures, etc.)
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Digital |
Digital materials are information materials that are stored in an electronic format on a hard drive, CD-ROM, or remote server. Examples of digital materials are:
e-books, e-journals, e-course materials, e-databases, Web sites, e-print archives, or e-classes. These materials are accessed with a computer via the
Internet. While not all materials listed in the library’s catalog are digital, many are, and the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) provides the access to those materials.
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Audio/Video |
Materials collected using video (television, video recordings), audio (radio, audio recordings) tools presented in recorded tapes, CDs, audio-cassettes, reel to reel tapes, record albums, DVDs, videocassettes, audio books, etc. |
Multimedia |
Materials created by the use of several different media to convey information (text, audio, graphics, animation, video, and interactivity).
Multimedia
also refers to computer media.
A PowerPoint presentation using slides, video, and interactive links
is an example of a multimedia format. |
Microform |
Microform: materials that have been photographed and their images developed in reduced size onto 35mm or 16mm film rolls or 4”x 6” fiche cards, which are viewed on machines equipped with magnifying lenses. In the UI Library this includes
back issues of state, national, and international ; non-current issues of magazines; older
ERIC
documents; and Agricultural Experiment Station documents.
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Human |
Information collected from face–to-face or telephone communication and conversation or other personal communication (such as letters and e-mails).
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