{"id":180,"date":"2015-02-15T13:48:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T18:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:57:01","slug":"information-literacy-readings-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/textbook-readings-and-resources\/information-literacy-readings-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Literacy Readings and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Information Literacy \u2013 <\/strong>You will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>revise\u00a0<\/strong>your search strategies and\u00a0<strong>employ<\/strong>\u00a0appropriate research tools,<\/li>\n<li><strong>integrate<\/strong>\u00a0relevant information from reliable sources,<\/li>\n<li><strong>question and evaluate<\/strong>\u00a0the complexity of the information environment, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>use<\/strong>\u00a0information in an ethical manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><strong>Readings: What is Information Literacy and why is it important?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles and Resources for students:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/4309789792_71c309a0de_m.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/4309789792_71c309a0de_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALBANESE, ANDREW RICHARD. \u201cCan You Believe It?\u201d _Publishers Weekly_, vol. 265, no. 38, Sept. 2018, pp. 28\u201330.\u00a0EBSCOhost, <a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com.marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=aph&amp;AN=131799545&amp;site=ehost-live\">search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=aph&amp;AN=131799545&amp;site=ehost-live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csuchico.edu\/lins\/handouts\/eval_websites.pdf\">Applying the CRAAP Tes<\/a>t. California State University, Chico, Meriam Library. (2010).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csuchico.edu\/lins\/handouts\/eval_websites.pdf\">www.csuchico.edu\/lins\/handouts\/eval%5fwebsites.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boylan, Jennifer Finney. \u201cWill Deep-Fake Technology Destroy Democracy?\u201d _The New York Times_, The New York Times, 17 Oct. 2018, www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/17\/opinion\/deep-fake-technology-democracy.html.<\/p>\n<p>Fabbro, Elaine. &#8220;Information Literacy.&#8221; _Encyclopedia of Distance Learning_, Patricia Rogers, et al., IGI Global, 2nd edition, 2009.\u00a0Credo Reference, <a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.credoreference.com\/content\/topic\/information_literacy?institutionId=3309\">https:\/\/marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.credoreference.com\/content\/topic\/information_literacy?institutionId=3309<\/a>. Accessed 14 Feb. 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow To Understand the Bias of a Publication.\u201d _Points of View_: Writing an Essay, June 2014, p. 10.\u00a0EBSCOhost, <a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com.marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=pwh&amp;AN=30067593&amp;site=pov-live\">search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=pwh&amp;AN=30067593&amp;site=pov-live.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kiely, Eugene, and Lori Robertson. \u201cHow to Spot Fake News.\u201d\u00a0FactCheck.org, A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, 19 Dec. 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2016\/11\/how-to-spot-fake-news\/\">www.factcheck.org\/2016\/11\/how-to-spot-fake-news\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pattison, Darcy. \u201cFake News: Teaching Skeptics, Not Cynics.\u201d\u00a0Knowledge Quest, vol. 47, no. 1, Sept. 2018, pp. 62\u201364.\u00a0EBSCOhost, <a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com.marshall.idm.oclc.org\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=aph&amp;AN=131625599&amp;site=ehost-live\">search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=aph&amp;AN=131625599&amp;site=ehost-live.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project Information Literacy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectinfolit.org\/\">https:\/\/www.projectinfolit.org\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Takis Metaxas: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectinfolit.org\/takis-metaxas-smart-talk.html\">Separating Truth from Lies<\/a>&#8221; (email interview), by Alison Head and Kirsten Hostetler, Project Information Literacy, Smart Talk Interview, no. 27 (21 February 2017).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IFLA [CC BY 4.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:How_to_Spot_Fake_News.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/32\/How_to_Spot_Fake_News.jpg\/256px-How_to_Spot_Fake_News.jpg\" alt=\"How to Spot Fake News\" width=\"256\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IFLA [CC BY 4.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\u00a0https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:How_to_Spot_Fake_News.jpg<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcasts\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/Image-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/Image-1-150x150.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreaking News | Radiolab.\u201d\u00a0Wnycstudios, WNYC, 27 July 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/story\/breaking-news\">www.wnycstudios.org\/story\/breaking-news<\/a>.\u00a0 Information Literacy in part is concerned with the use, misuse and misrepresentation of information.\u00a0 This Radiolab podcast episode examines audio and video deep fake technology and implications for the media industry, news reporting and consumption, political elections and democracy and more.\u00a0 Think about this &#8211; technology exists (and constantly is being refined and improved) that can depict YOU (or anyone else) saying things you&#8217;ve never said in places you&#8217;ve never been.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville.&#8221;\u00a0 _This American Life_. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisamericanlife.org\/621\/fear-and-loathing-in-homer-and-rockville#2016\">https:\/\/www.thisamericanlife.org\/621\/fear-and-loathing-in-homer-and-rockville#2016<\/a> .\u00a0 This podcast is a tremendous resource for an examination of the power of confirmation bias.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimletmedia.com\/reply-all\/109-facebook-spying\">Is Facebook Spying on You?<\/a>\u00a0 Information literacy is about the use and misuse of information, so this podcast is great food for thought for a discussion about the implications of social media tracking technology. ReplyAll. Gimlet Media.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimletmedia.com\/reply-all\/109-facebook-spying\">https:\/\/www.gimletmedia.com\/reply-all\/109-facebook-spying<\/a>. 2 November 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Reality:\u00a0 What&#8217;s Real Anymore?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/31\/podcasts\/still-processing-reality-green-book-r-kelly.html?action=click&amp;module=Briefings&amp;pgtype=Homepage\"> https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/31\/podcasts\/still-processing-reality-green-book-r-kelly.html?action=click&amp;module=Briefings&amp;pgtype=Homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Videos\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Galef, Julia. \u201cWhy You Think You&#8217;re Right &#8212; Even If You&#8217;re Wrong.\u201d\u00a0<i>Ted<\/i>, Ted, Feb. 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/julia_galef_why_you_think_you_re_right_even_if_you_re_wrong\">www.ted.com\/talks\/julia_galef_why_you_think_you_re_right_even_if_you_re_wrong<\/a>.\u00a0 A fantastic TED talk examining confirmation bias, which has information literacy implications in terms of seeking out information with which we agree and discounting information that doesn&#8217;t support our preconceived beliefs.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/video-player-YouTube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/video-player-YouTube-150x150.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Higher-Education-tutorials\/What-information-literacy\/368046\/420105-4.html\">What is Information Literacy<\/a> &#8211; a video via Lynda.\u00a0 Did you know that Marshall University has a subscription to Lynda tutorials?\u00a0 Visit this link to log in and watch and learn more:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/lynda\/\">http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/lynda\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Higher-Education-tutorials\/information-cycle\/368046\/420107-4.html\">Information Cycle<\/a> &#8211; another Lynda video.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Higher-Education-tutorials\/information-cycle\/368046\/420107-4.html<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Library resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.marshall.edu\/IFIAPPLY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IF I APPLY<\/a> &#8211; Excellent tool and tips to use when evaluating sources!\u00a0 Created by two librarians right here at Marshall University\u00a0as well as a former librarian who now is at Penn State University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.marshall.edu\/c.php?g=389273\">Information Literacy Libguide <\/a>&#8211; Marshall University Libraries<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.wvu.edu\/infolit\">Information Literacy Resources for Faculty and Librarians<\/a> &#8211; WVU Libraries<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/acrl\/standards\/ilframework\">Framework for Information Literacy<\/a> &#8211; ACRL<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textbooks.opensuny.org\/the-information-literacy-users-guide-an-open-online-textbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information Literacy User&#8217;s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook-\u00a0<\/a>Written to help students examine their roles as information creators and sharers and enables them to more effectively develop related skills. The textbook includes case studies, hands-on exercises, and quizzes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.edu\/libr\/infoforyou\/infolitdefined.html#\">Information Literacy<\/a> &#8211; Wesleyan University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutorials &#8211; Links to Information Literacy Tutorials coming soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Faculty:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/Photo-by-Lexi-Browning.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/files\/Photo-by-Lexi-Browning-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.marshall.edu\/c.php?g=343337&amp;p=2312574\">Faculty Resources Provided by Marshall University Libraries<\/a> &#8211; Information Literacy Research Instruction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/How-to-Teach-Information\/243973\">How to Teach Information Literacy in the Era of Lies<\/a> &#8211; The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.wvu.edu\/infolit\">Information Literacy Resources for Faculty and Librarians<\/a> &#8211; WVU Libraries<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diigo Web Collector \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/index\">https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/index<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dipity Digital Timeline Website. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dipity.com\/\">http:\/\/www.dipity.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Piktochart Infographic Design Website \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/piktochart.com\/\">http:\/\/piktochart.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information Literacy \u2013 You will: revise\u00a0your search strategies and\u00a0employ\u00a0appropriate research tools, integrate\u00a0relevant information from reliable sources, question and evaluate\u00a0the complexity of the information environment, and use\u00a0information in an ethical manner. &nbsp; Readings: What is Information Literacy and why is it important? 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