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Selestine Martinez

Professor L. Cano

LBRA-1375

27 July 2022

Fake News and Information Literacy in Libraries

Agosto, Denise E. “Information Literacy and Libraries in the Age of Fake News.” Libraries

Unlimited, 2018. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.ezp.tccd.edu/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1903714&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Information Literacy and Libraries in the Age of Fake News is about how the online

information explosion affects information literacy and citizens making informed decisions in

America. The chapter on the limitations of librarians in presenting accurate information while

respecting their patrons' intellectual freedom is an important resource for how to navigate such

situations.

Haasio, Ari, PhD., M.A., Mattila, Markku PhD., and Ojaranta, Anu M.A. "The Role of Libraries

in Avoiding Hate Speech and False Information." Information and Communication

Sciences Research, no. 22, 2018, pp. 9-15,89,93. ProQuest, https://ezp.tccd.edu/login?

url=https://www-proquest-com.ezp.tccd.edu/scholarly-journals/role-libraries-avoiding-

hate-speech-false/docview/2393073729/se-2.

The Role of Libraries in Avoiding Hate Speech and False Information is an article

published by Information and Communication Sciences Research that discusses media and

information literacy. More specifically, the article focuses on the prevalence of hate speech and
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fake media, as well as the role of librarians in combating it. It examines how commonly hate

speech is conflated with free speech, and the distinction between the two.

Lai, Horng-Ji. “Information Literacy Training in Public Libraries: A Case from Canada.”

Journal of Educational Technology & Society, vol. 14, no. 2, Apr. 2011, pp. 81–88.

EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.ezp.tccd.edu/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=a9h&AN=63157443&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

One of two articles written by Horng-Ji Lai for the Journal of Educational Technology &

Society, Information Literacy Training in Public Libraries: A Case from Canada focuses on

information literacy. In it, Horng-Ji Lai highlights the discrepancies in access to information and

the importance of information literacy. To meet this need, information literacy training has been

developed for staff and patrons in Canadian public libraries. The article also cites a study that

examined the effectiveness of these programs.

Ireland, Sonnet. “For Your Information: Using Information Literacy in Public Libraries.”

Reference & User Services Quarterly, vol. 57, no. 1, Fall 2017, pp. 12–16. EBSCOhost,

https://doi-org.ezp.tccd.edu/10.5860/rusq.57.1.6436.

For Your Information: Using Information Literacy in Public Libraries is about

programming that gives patrons tools to find accurate information sources. Sonnet Ireland, a

reference librarian working in a public library, uses a framework for information literacy

intended for academic libraries to meet the needs of public libraries. Ireland proposes that

libraries of all types should unite in this pursuit to provide patrons with more meaningful

resources for information literacy.

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Sullivan, M. C. "Libraries and Fake News: What's the Problem? What's the Plan?"

Communications in Information Literacy, vol. 13, no. 1, 2019, pp. 91-113,91A. ProQuest,

https://www-proquest-com.ezp.tccd.edu/docview/2307371549.

Libraries and Fake News: What's the Problem? What's the Plan? an article for

Communications in Information Literacy details the deceptive nature of fake news and who is

susceptible to believe it. In order to provide accurate and effective information literacy resources,

it is important to understand what makes some people predisposed to believing false information.

The article lists mistrust in government institutions, inability to determine credibility, and

seeking information that satiates their confirmation bias as reasons why fake news is turned to

instead of accurate news sources.