Information literacy and libraries in the age of fake news [text (large print)]
2018
Book
Going beyond the fake news problem, this book tackles the broader issue of teaching library users of all types how to become more critical consumers and sharers of information. * Offers a means to learn how to step into their vital role as leaders helping their communities to more critically evaluate information * Features ways to master the concept of critical information literacy, information ethics related to online information sharing, and other core concepts related to information literacy, fake news, and teaching users about source evaluation * Encourages readers to view libraries as the ideal institutions for combating the fake news problem.
Main title:
Information literacy and libraries in the age of fake news [text (large print)] / Denise E. Agosto, editor.
Author:
Agosto, Denise E., editor
Imprint:
Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2018]©2018
Collation:
x, 184 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
An introduction to information literacy and libraries in the age of fake news -- From yellow journalism to tabloids to clickbait: a history of fake news -- Critical literacy as an approach to combating cultural misinformation/disinformation on the internet -- From information literacy to full participation in society: through the lens of economic inequality -- Misinformation and intellectual freedom in libraries -- Fighting fake news: the limits of critical thinking and free speech -- Truth, post-truth, and information literacy: evaluating sources -- We got this: public libraries as defenders against fake news -- School librarians: partners in the fight against fake news -- Information and media literacy education: the role of school libraries -- Cultivating students as educated citizens: the role of academic libraries -- Survey says...: developing students' critical data literacy -- Using the topic of fake news to introduce undergraduate students to information literacy.
ISBN:
9781440864186 (pbk)9781440864186 (paperback acidfree paper)
Dewey class:
028.7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
519787
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southbank Library | Library Professional Development | LPD 028.7 INFO | Available |