Infomediación y Posverdad

El papel de las bibliotecas / Infomediation and Post-truth: the role of libraries

Bibliographic Data

ID12622892
AuthorsMercedes Caridad Sebastían (0000-0001-7486-8353, Biblioteca Nacional de España, corresponding author), Ana María Morales (0000-0001-9432-8047, Biblioteca Nacional de España), Sara Martínez Cardama (0000-0001-7035-5884, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Fátima García López (0000-0003-2200-1584, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Year2018
Volume27
Issue4
Pages891-891
Publication date2018-07-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEl Profesional de la Informacion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1386-6710 • E-ISSN: 1699-2407
PublisherEdiciones Profesionales de la Informacion SL (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3145/epi.2018.jul.17
OpenAlexW2885572238
LanguageES
Citations received6
References cited4

Analysis of post-truth and, especially, of the underlying phenomenon of fake news in terms of evaluation and ability to identify reliable sources, and the role of libraries as infomediaries. The main international initiatives proposed by organizations such as IFLA and ALA are discussed. According to the bibliography reviewed, two main kinds of action are proposed: inclusion in informational literacy programs, mainly extending media literacy so that they are oriented from a more civic perspective; and content curation, making thematic guides that are a point of information about the phenomenon and its tools to verify facts. Libraries should act also as a gateway to disseminate information of the library’s collection

Dissemination · Epistemology · Gateway (web page · Inclusion (mineral · Information literacy · Library science · Perspective (graphical · Phenomenon · Point (geometry · Political science · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Philosophy · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media · Social Media and Politics

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