Says who? Librarians tackle fake news

Shellie Jeffries, John Kroondyk, Francine Paolini, Christina Radisauskas

Abstract

Like many, the librarians at Aquinas College were concerned about the impact that fake—and just plain inaccurate—news had on the political discourse surrounding the 2016 election. Our concerns intensified when, on the heels of the election, the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) released a study (Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning) that revealed the difficulties many students have in distinguishing between real facts and erroneous information.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.78.10.538
Copyright Shellie Jeffries, John Kroondyk, Francine Paolini, Christina Radisauskas

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