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Information Creation as a Process: Information Resources Formats

Identify 5 formats of sources for research topic and convert to 3 different formats.

1.Peer reviewed article -
 Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa., & Institute for  Democracy in South Africa. (1987). Democracy in action: Journal of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa. Cape Town: Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa.

2.  Peer reviewed article
Walsh, D. M. (November 01, 2012). Does the Quality of Democracy Matter for Women's Rights? Just Debate and Democratic Transition in Chile and South Africa. Comparative Political Studies, 45, 11, 1323-1350. This article has been converted into a Blog.
I have created this blog myself using the information from the article.

3. Video Recording
Matabane, K., Edkins, D., Day Zero Film & Video (Firm), National Film Board of Canada., South African Broadcasting Corporation., & First Run/Icarus Films. (2004). Story of a beautiful country. Brooklyn, NY: First Run/Icarus Films [distributor. This Short Film/documentary has been converted into an Online Journal Article
This is an edited version of an article that appeared in Safundi: Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies, Issue 17, January 2005. Reprinted with kind permission.

4. Magazine
 Institute for Democracy in South Africa. (1990). Annual report. Cape Town: Idasa.

5. Website
Digital innovation South Africa. (1998). Durban: Digital Imaging South Africa. http://disa.ukzn.ac.za/http://disa.ukzn.ac.za/
This is a website and the background information has been converted into PowerPoint Presentation.
I have created this PPP using the background information from the website.
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