by LIS101 | Mar 20, 2018 | Readings |
By — Rashmi Shivni Over the past two weeks, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian individuals and three companies for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. The spotlight fell on one company, the Internet Research Agency and its so-called...
by LIS101 | Mar 9, 2018 | Advocacy, Articles |
BuzzFeed’s fake-news reporter outlines some of the dangers ahead: “We have a human problem on our hands. Our cognitive abilities are in some ways overmatched by what we have created.” For me, this example encompasses so much about the current reality of media and...
by LIS101 | Feb 13, 2018 | Readings, Research Skills |
Resources compiled by Nicole A. Cooke, for the Fake News Workshop presented at the iSchool at the University of Illinois – February 1, 2017. Read more!
by LIS101 | Jan 25, 2018 | Assignments, Blogs, Lesson Plans |
Desired Outcomes Student recognizes the need to accurately record information about a source as a means of establishing credibility. Student recognizes that different kinds of authority produce different kinds of information. Student seeks out the author’s...
by LIS101 | Jan 25, 2018 | Advocacy, video content, Video Content and Multimedia, Webpages |
Burger King explains net neutrality. Read PCGamer for more....
by LIS101 | Nov 28, 2017 | Advocacy, Blogs, Pedagogy |
To the University of Nebraska Community: We are concerned that at the highest levels of the University of Nebraska system, decisions involving the future of the University are being made without transparency or proper governance and under improper exertions of...
by LIS101 | Nov 18, 2017 | Readings |
BY PEW RESEARCH CENTER: JOURNALISM & MEDIA STAFF Overview A Study of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and Princeton Survey Research Associates What are the narrative techniques journalists use to frame the news? Do some stories contain discernible...
by LIS101 | Nov 11, 2017 | Articles |
In the months before the Bundestag election, there was a lot of fear that disinformation might influence voters. It is clear that the worst-case scenario has not become reality: experts generally agree that such information did not largely affect the election outcome....
by LIS101 | Oct 17, 2017 | Readings, Video Content and Multimedia |
This short presentation touches on historiography, narratives, tradition, memes, and culture and speculates about the impact of culture on information literacy. Culture and Information PDF Culture and...
by LIS101 | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Sites like EasyBib and CitationMachine have led students to believe that they never need to learn how to cite information on their own, but depending on the internet to cite sources for you is a bad idea. First, you never know when your wi-fi is going to go out;...
by LIS101 | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Instructions for Librarians Break students into small groups of 3-5 and give them the handout with instructions. Set the scene by saying, “You did some preliminary research for your paper in the library, and you emailed a bunch of articles from the database to your...
by LIS101 | Sep 12, 2017 | Research Skills |
You can find some interesting things on the Internet (and in Canada). Use research and visual literacy skills to determine which products are real and which are fake. Ketchup Doritos? Sounds weird to Americans, but quick searches at retail websites,...
by LIS101 | Sep 5, 2017 | Webpages |
https://medium.com/@EqualityLabs/anti-doxing-guide-for-activists-facing-attacks-from-the-alt-right-ec6c290f543c Hey Movement Fam, It is the folks from Equality Labs and we have an urgent Anti-Doxing guide to support the activists who are getting slammed by Alt-right...
by LIS101 | Aug 29, 2017 | Articles |
Explosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement. (Read more in The Guardian)
by LIS101 | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Analysts tracking Russian influence operations find a feedback loop between Kremlin propaganda and far-right memes. by Isaac Arnsdorf Angee Dixson joined Twitter on Aug. 8 and immediately began posting furiously — about 90 times a day. A self-described...
by LIS101 | Aug 25, 2017 | Assignments, Research Skills |
This sample outline is meant to guide you through your own outline. Your outlines should show a progression of your paper topic while indicating which sources you intend to use and how you will use them to prove your point Your outline should also include a works...
by LIS101 | Aug 18, 2017 | Assignments |
LIS 105 –Information Literacy in Post-Truth America Fall 2017 Link: LIS105–weekly assignments–fall 2017
by LIS101 | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The annotated bibliography is a list of your sources including citations and accompanying descriptions. Sources are listed in alphabetical order by author’s last named, allowing you to keep all of your sources in one place and offering other researchers insight into...
by LIS101 | Aug 18, 2017 | libguides, Readings, Research Skills |
Many of us have been taught that in order to start a research paper we need a thesis statement, and while it is true that every research paper needs a thesis, coming up with the thesis statement first is not necessarily a good way to start. Simply stated, a thesis...
by LIS101 | Jul 26, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Using your knowledge of OPACS, Library of Congress Classification System, and books, as well as deductive reasoning, trial and error, and our in-class discussions, answer the following questions using library resources. Cite your answers using both MLA and APA format....