by LIS101 | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Authority Defining Different Kinds of Authority What to Look for in Sources A Usable Source Rubric with Caveats Bias and Evaluation http://lis101.com/fake-news-bias-framed-news-false-balance…/ Problems with Online Research Module 5: Information...
by LIS101 | Jun 26, 2019 | Assignments, Uncategorized |
Introduction You are writing a paper on the efficacy of vaccines and want to explore possible links between vaccination and autism. Look through the linked sources and decide which ones you will use. Learning Objectives Critically evaluate information. Task The Team...
by LIS101 | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized |
In understanding the complicated media and political landscape in any policy debate, it is important to understand the competing sides of the debate as well as the biases of the policy experts that politicians consult to inform or justify their decisions. It is useful...
by LIS101 | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized |
The scientific method is essentially the formal process that scientists follow to advance understanding. It goes like this: Ask a Question Do Background Research Construct a Hypothesis Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyze Your Data and Draw a...
by LIS101 | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Klein ISD administrators issued a statement Tuesday detailing how students in a digital citizenship curriculum course were tasked with creating a false story in order to show the effect “fake news” has through online media. A screenshot of one...
by LIS101 | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Librarians are natural allies when dealing with misinformation and disinformation, and recent changes in the field have pushed us to take a much more prominent role in education. by Todd Heldt Among academic librarians the phrase “information literacy” has undergone a...
by LIS101 | Dec 23, 2018 | Uncategorized |
21 December 2018 German news weekly Der Spiegel publishes on Saturday a 23-page special report on how one of its award-winning reporters faked stories for years, dealing a blow to media credibility. Claas Relotius, 33, resigned after admitting to making up stories 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 | 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 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 | 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....
by LIS101 | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized |
By Brody Mullins and Jack Nicas July 11, 2017 Google operates a little-known program to harness the brain power of university researchers to help sway opinion and public policy, cultivating financial relationships with professors at campuses from Harvard...
by LIS101 | Mar 7, 2017 | Articles, Readings, Uncategorized |
By Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts, and Ethan Zuckerman THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOOK the foundations of American politics. Media reports immediately looked for external disruption to explain the unanticipated victory—with theories ranging from...
by LIS101 | Jan 18, 2017 | Pedagogy, Uncategorized |
In my past life when I was an adjunct English teacher, one of my most dreaded semesterly duties was to take my class to the library for instruction. One would expect the librarians at my arts college in Chicago to be creative and interesting, exposed as they...
by LIS101 | Nov 17, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized |
MAY 9, 2011 BY KENNETH OLMSTEAD, AMY MITCHELL AND TOM ROSENSTIEL Where People Go, How They Get There and What Lures Them Away Overall, the findings suggest that there is not one group of news consumers online but several, each of which behaves differently. These...
by LIS101 | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Things to tell students to look for when they interact with information and information sources: Authority Source has a record of publishing credible information Source is a popular press journal that does not cover subjects in-depth Source has a record of...
by LIS101 | Jul 5, 2016 | Readings, Uncategorized |
A Facebook newsfeed can be a dangerous place to get your information. Note for instance the coverage of the FBI probe regarding Hillary Clinton’s email use as Secretary of State. In a single newsfeed I captured three articles, two of which say she will be indicted...
by LIS101 | Jun 9, 2016 | Readings, Uncategorized |
In a perfect world, facts and information would be presented objectively so that people could make rational, educated decisions. Unfortunately, information is rarely bestowed in such a pristine manner. Instead, it is often presented in the form of argumentation, in...