Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Journal Title
Reference & User Services Quarterly
Volume
57
Number
3
Pages
200-204
Abstract
The recent explosion of “fake news” highlights the need for academic libraries to provide access to reliable information resources and for librarians to instruct students in using them effectively. Providing reliable resources with minimal barriers to access involves cooperation between librarians, publishers and vendors. However, I suggest that there is tension between our mutual desire to satisfy student demands for instant and perfect results and encouraging them to become persistent and critical information seekers. Many tools exist to assist students in gaining background information and limiting search results, but ultimately none replace the need to develop and explore questions and to evaluate information sources. In this paper I reflect on the difficulties of persuading students to persist in using library resources and the use of Bernard Lonergan’s Generalized Empirical Method as a framework for critical thinking and information literacy.
Recommended Citation
Rose-Wiles, Lisa Madeleine, "Reflections on Fake News, Librarians and Undergraduate Research" (2018). Library Publications. 162.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/lib_pub/162
