For year's, librarians have been deeply involved in this critical role... |
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 | Fighting Fake News
 Okay, we haven't actually proven the existence of extra-terrestrial life, but we do know how to help you teach patrons to figure that out. “Fake news” has vaulted information literacy into the spotlight. As more people get their information through social media, false news has the power to spread rampantly—affecting patrons of all ages—if we don’t combat it.
Libraries are one of the few institutions that most Americans still trust. In polarized times, they can serve as nonpartisan, non-judgmental sources of accurate information—and, just as important, help users learn to evaluate the information they encounter every day.
Library Journal's upcoming online course offers up-to-date tools and effective tactics to enable patrons to critically assess sources, facts, and context. |  | Speakers
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Youth & Family Program Supervisor,
Skokie Public Library (IL) |  | Bill Adair
Knight Professor for the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, Duke University; Founder of PolitiFact |  | Damaso Reyes
New York Program Manager,
The News Literacy Program |  | Gary D. Price
Cofounder and Editor, Library Journal's infoDOCKET; Information Industry Analyst; Librarian |  | Gleb Tsipursky
Author of the forthcoming The Alternative to Alternative Facts: Fighting Post-Truth Politics with Behavioral Science; Assistant Professor, Ohio State University |  | Jo Angela Oehrli
Learning Librarian,
University of Michigan |  | Laurie Alexander
Associate University Librarian for Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan Library |
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Register before June 3 to take advantage of our special promoted rate! | Course Preview
In this free preview webcast, LJ‘s Associate News Editor, Lisa Peet, offers five tips to help users combat the fake news problem, and introduces the speaker program for the Fighting Fake News online course. |
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