We're doing a public program tonight on this topic. Christine Lind Hage Director, Rochester Hills Public Library Division Councilor, United for Libraries 500 Olde Towne Road Rochester, MI 48307-2043 248/650-7122 Raising a reader is: Talking * Singing * Reading * Writing * Playing ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah Ostman <sostman@ala.org> Date: Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 1:04 PM Subject: FREE ALA webinar: Post-Truth: Fake News and a New Era of Information Literacy To: PUBLIB@oclc.org Join ALA's Public Programs Office and ProgrammingLIbrarian.org for this free webinar on Feb. 22. Questions? Email us at publicprograms@ala.org <mailto:publicprograms@ala.org>. (Want to be notified early about future webinars? Sign up for the Programming Librarian e-newsletter<http://www.programminglibrarian.org/ about/get-our-enewsletter>.) ******* "Post-Truth: Fake News and a New Era of Information Literacy" Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. EST / 1 p.m. CST Duration: 45 minutes Cost: Free To register: http://www.programminglibrarian.org/learn/post-truth-fake-news- and-new-era-information-literacy Description A recent Stanford Graduate School of Education study<https://sheg.stanford. edu/upload/V3LessonPlans/Executive%20Summary%2011.21.16.pdf> found that most students, middle school through college, struggled to distinguish between credible and unreliable news articles. Many adults have the same challenge. Can you spot fake news? Do you know how to help others differentiate between truth and fiction? Join us to learn how you can be a better ambassador for information literacy. Talk of fake news and the need for critical thinking skills have been in heavy rotation in the media in recent months, with new calls for the public to acquire appropriate research and evaluation skills and become more information savvy. However, none of this is new for librarians and information professionals, particularly for those who teach information literacy classes! With this renewed interest, librarians have brand new opportunities to impart these skills to patrons. In this webinar, participants will: * Learn more about the rise of fake news, particularly those information behaviors that perpetuate its spread * Learn ways to identify fake news * Explore methods to help library patrons identify fake news Presenter Nicole A. Cooke is an assistant professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds an M.Ed in adult education from Pennsylvania State University and an MLS and Ph.D. in communication, information and library studies from Rutgers University. Her research and teaching interests include human information behavior (particularly in an online context), critical cultural information studies, and diversity and social justice in librarianship (with an emphasis on infusing them into LIS education and pedagogy). Cooke was named a "Mover & Shaker"<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2007/03/ people/movers-shakers-2007/nicole-cooke-and-trevor-dawes- movers-shakers-2007/> by Library Journal in 2007 and was the 2016 recipient of ALA's Equality Award and the Achievement in Library Diversity Research Award presented by ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy & Outreach. Her latest work is "Information Services to Diverse Populations"<http://www.abc- clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited/product.aspx?pc=A4633P> (Libraries Unlimited, 2016). Learn more at http://www.nicolecooke.info/ or follow her on Twitter @librarynicole. _______________ Sarah Ostman Communications Manager Public Programs Office American Library Association 312-280-5061 Post to publib@oclc.org To drop or change your list settings http://listserv.oclc.org/scripts/wa.exe?REPORT List archives at http://listserv.oclc.org/archives/publib.html