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and the fourth revolution took place with the widespread of electronic

communication media. Today we live in an information age marked by
the availability of more varied information, the spread of information
that is increasingly widespread and instantaneous, and the availability of

information in various forms quickly. All efforts to collect, process,
store, and present information always use the media, so this era can also

be called the media environment.
2. The Concept of Learning Resources
a. Definition of Learning Resources

Resources are everything that exists around the learning
environment that functionally can be used to help optimize learning
outcomes. Optimizing learning outcomes can be seen not only from

learning outcomes (output) but also from student interactions with
various kinds of learning resources that can stimulate students to learn
and accelerate understanding and mastery of the fields of knowledge

they are studying.(Sanjaya 2008)
Barbara B. Seels and Rita C. Richey, in the book Learning

Technology, Definitions, and Areas, say that what is meant by sources
are sources that support learning, including service systems, learning
materials, and the environment. Learning resources are not only limited

to materials and tools used in the learning process but also personnel,
costs, and facilities. Learning resources include anything that can be

used to help everyone to learn and display their competence.
AECT (Association for Education and Communication
Technology) states that learning resources are all sources in the form of

data, people, and certain forms that can be used by students in learning,
either separately or in combination, to make it easier for students to
achieve learning goals or achieve specific competencies. Learning

resources are materials used and needed in the learning process, which
can be in the form of textbooks, print media, electronic media, resource