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Information Literacy Outreach In A Fake News World, Debbie Morrow
Information Literacy Outreach In A Fake News World, Debbie Morrow
Debbie Morrow
In a “post-truth” society how do we sustain an informed citizenry, the underpinning of our democracy? What news is “fake” and which facts are “alternative”? Crucially, how do we educate students to evaluate the information they encounter in a variety of contexts and disciplines? How can librarians take the lead in teaching that "authority is constructed and contextual"? This session offers some ideas culled from outreach and contact opportunities around campus during the last year [2017].