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Excited to share our new critical info lit tutorials! Each has 2-3min convo starter video, instructor guide with suggested assignments or activities, & recommended readings. All open w/ a 'big question' to align outcomes libguides.library.arizona.edu/tutorials
A short 🧵 on the 4 topics.. 1/6
A short 🧵 on the 4 topics.. 1/6
The complexity of searching (algorithmic bias, mis/disinformation) lib.arizona.edu/tutorials/sear… 2/6
The impact of subject headings lib.arizona.edu/tutorials/subj… 3/6
Un scénario cauchemardesque pour un #chercheur, confié par @bernardrentier, ancien recteur de l’@UniversiteLiege, pour un article sur les revues prédatrices rédigé par @JohanneMontay pour la #RTBF #Thread 🧵1/8 
Les revues prédatrices (predatory journals) sont des revues en #OpenAccess exigeant des frais de publication (#APC pour "Article Processing Charges") pour financer un processus éditorial inexistant. 2/8
Elles contactent régulièrement les chercheurs par mail et leur qualité douteuse est souvent flagrante : site avec des fautes d'orthographe, liens morts, ...
Les conséquences peuvent être graves, si vous êtes piégé ! Alors, comment éviter le pire ? 3/8
Les conséquences peuvent être graves, si vous êtes piégé ! Alors, comment éviter le pire ? 3/8
Join me in a campaign to defend the right to learn.
It is focused on the protection of educators and scholars as well as providing resources to destroy disinformation campaigns.
#RighttoLearn #R2L
It is focused on the protection of educators and scholars as well as providing resources to destroy disinformation campaigns.
#RighttoLearn #R2L
Please share stories about the importance of education, especially using the tags #R2L & #RighttoLearn.
I will compile and publish the data, while working against censorship in public institutions and on all social media platforms.
I will compile and publish the data, while working against censorship in public institutions and on all social media platforms.
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More information about existing ways to move forward will be provided through this coming weekend.
More information about existing ways to move forward will be provided through this coming weekend.
I spent my getting-ready morning time listening to the @Ologies episode on tortoises with @biophiliamanda. A couple of observations. 1/n #ologies #sciencecommunication #appliedlearning #fieldwork
@Ologies @biophiliamanda First: Tortoises. Tortoises are turtles, and I love turtles. Once, in Australia, while snorkeling off @LadyElliotGBR, I saw sea turtle and started following her and when she finally dove too deep for me to follow I surfaced and realized that while I could not see the boat 2/n
@Ologies @biophiliamanda ... I could see my now-husband, who COULD see the boat, and had followed me, knowing I was on some hyper-focused lack-of-self-preservation quest. (Choose your partners well!) Back to Ologies, though. 3/n
I'm seeing a lot of memes related to gas prices being shared today. It makes sense. Not only are high gas prices a source of extreme frustration, but memes are an easy and satisfying way to capture and share what are often complex ideas and feelings. 🧵1/
Most people don't think twice about engaging with these informational amuse-bouches. They often seem harmless and dismissible - which may be one reason why these image based info-nuggets have become a popular tool for spreading disinformation & hate. 🧵2/ axios.com/2021/02/23/mem…
"For years there's been growing concern that deepfakes (doctored pictures/videos) would become truth's greatest threat. Instead memes have proven 2B a more effective tool in spreading misinfo b/c they're easier to produce & harder to moderate using artificial intelligence." 🧵 3/
Heads up #DigitalDetectiveSquad! Here's a quick #infolit lesson ripped straight from today's trending topics.
As I type this, the #mayoclinic is trending (on Twitter).
As I type this, the #mayoclinic is trending (on Twitter).
A quick look to find out why leads you to headlines like this one. For some time, this story (from NBC News), was the top result in the #mayoclinic feed. However, scroll down just a bit and the same headline, from dozens of other outlets, is repeated & shared thousands of times.
Here's what's missing from that headline: the #mayoclinic employs over 70,000 people. 700 people = less than 1% of its total workforce.
The headline to this story could have read "Vaccine mandate at Mayo Clinic results in employee firings of less than 1%"
News outlets make...
The headline to this story could have read "Vaccine mandate at Mayo Clinic results in employee firings of less than 1%"
News outlets make...
