Information & digital literacy

InformAll’s principal area of expertise is information literacy, which is closely aligned with digital literacy. Below are the main projects which we have undertaken in this area, listed in chronological order:

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18 November 2015
Updated: 18 January 2019

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Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

Misinformation Review, new open access peer-reviewed journal, just launched with its 1st issue. Covers misinformation & associated issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, so scope for librarians to contribute @ShorensteinCtr #infolit #disinformation https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/

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Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

Important new report from @projectinfolit on university students' perceptions of social media algorithms & what this says about trust in information & scepticism. A case for algorithmic literacy? #infolit Full report https://www.projectinfolit.org/uploads/2/7/5/4/27541717/algoreport.pdf, exec summary https://www.projectinfolit.org/uploads/2/7/5/4/27541717/pil-algo-study-exec_summary-1-14-20v3.pdf

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Gianfranco Polizzi @GF_Polizzi·

Read here my open access book chapter on critical #digitalliteracy and democracy. The book is titled “Informed societies: why information literacy matters for citizenship, participation and democracy” -edited by ⁦@stephgold7⁩ ⁦@facetpublishing⁩ http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/102993/

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Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

The book has finally come out... and I hope that, through the range of perspectives it presents, it explains why #infolit is more important & relevant than ever to contemporary society @facetpublishing http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=304226&category_code=13#.Xf0INWT7SUl

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Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

Has Finland found an effective way to win the war against fake news? An article first published by CNN in May 2019 #disinformation #infolit #medialiteracy https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/europe/finland-fake-news-intl

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