Information Literacy Commons^™

The Sociological And Humanistic Problem Of ‘Fake News,’ As It Applies To All Subjects, Including Scientific Research And Theories In The Public Sphere, Andrée Rathemacher, Amanda Izenstark

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

The main file available here contains the notes taken by student note-taker Kaleigh Miech during the Café Salon Discussion “The Sociological and Humanistic Problem of ‘Fake News,’ As It Applies to All Subjects, Including Scientific Research and Theories in the Public Sphere.” The discussion took place on January 17, 2019 as part of the University of Rhode Island 11th Annual Academic Summit. It was facilitated by Profs. Andrée Rathemacher and Amanda Izenstark.

Supplemental files include:

• An opening introduction prepared by the facilitators
• The official 11th Annual Academic Summit Program
• Café Salon Facilitator Guide

Open Everything: How To Find Free, Reusable Content Online, Andrée Rathemacher, Julia Lovett, Angel Ferria

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides and handout from a session, "Open Everything: How to Find Free, Reusable Content Online," given at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference, Color Outside the Lines, on May 25, 2016 in Warwick, Rhode Island.

"How can you help your patrons locate open materials to support their school work, personal development, and creative activities? What is the difference between content that is free to access versus free to reuse? What does it mean when content has an open license like Creative Commons? Where are the best places online to look for open e-books, learning materials, images, sound and …