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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Laura Millar; Lee C McIntyre |
ISBN: | 9780838917718 0838917712 |
OCLC Number: | 1051070321 |
Description: | xix, 172 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- "Fake news" and "truthiness" : the value of evidence in a post-truth world -- "Rarely pure and never simple" : truth, facts, and evidence -- "Given under my hand" : the nature of evidence -- "Talking knots" : the form of evidence -- "Let the other side be heard" : evidence, identity, and connection -- "The secrecy helped spread the disease" : evidence, justice, and rights -- "A mysterious and malleable thing" : evidence, memory, and narrative -- "Opinions embedded in math" : evidence, manipulation, and abuse" -- "Electronic records, paper minds" : evidence and assumptions -- "An arms race against the forces of fakery" : evidence and accountability. |
Series Title: | Archival futures. |
Other Titles: | Value of evidence in an information age |
Responsibility: | Laura A. Millar ; foreword by Lee McIntyre. |
Abstract:
Because facts matter, archives matter. In this urgent manifesto, archives luminary Millar makes the case that authentic and accurate evidence is crucial in supporting and fostering a society that is respectful, democratic, and self-aware.
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- Information behavior.
- Information literacy.
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- Fake news.
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- Electronic information resources.
- Truthfulness and falsehood.
- Information Literacy.
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- Deception.
- Comportement dans la recherche de l'information.
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- Éducation aux médias.
- Fausses nouvelles.
- Connaissances des sources d'information électroniques.
- Sources d'information électroniques.
- Mensonge.
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