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The challenge facing libraries in an era of fake news

Thu, January 5, 2017 (All day)

Deputy University Librarian, Donald Barclay, notes that libraries are not new to teaching students how to navigate information but highlights that the information environment is increasingly complex due to factors such as fake journals and “the hyper partisan noise of social media”. Information literacy is nuanced and the information literacy challenge requires the collaboration of librarians, faculty and administrators. Read the full article at The Conversation.