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Fighting Infodemics: Labels as Antidotes to Mis- and Disinformation?!

The quality and quantity of the generation and dissemination of mis- and disinformation in the form of inaccurate media are unprecedented resulting in the emergence of infodemics (rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about a topic) They often relate to important matters (e.g., elections), and introduce risks that will likely escalate further. Although labeling false information seems logical in fighting false information, and experts call for this approach, findings in the literature on information-related labels are ambivalent.

Battery based living: Understanding how management of energy in portable technologies patterns our lives, consumption and ethics

The mobile phone has become a repository for many of the things that make us who we are. The mobile phone is where we play games with fellow enthusiasts, comment on our favourite musical acts, access our bank accounts, stay in touch with and remain visible to our network of friends, assess self-tracking information through step counters, pulse meters and sleep apps. We might even answer work e-mails when on the go. Real-world encounters draw in our mobile phones as we use WhatsApp and GPS tracking to locate each other in crowded spaces or engage with the evermore prominent Internet of Things and Augmented Reality.

In the Library, Marketing and Development go Hand in Hand

Part one of a guest post by Essraa Nawar, Development Coordinator, Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University

Essraa Nawar is the inaugural recipient of the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant and will be joining us at ALA Annual this year as a result. This is her first time at the conference, and thanks to this grant, she will have the opportunity to present at a poster session titled “Library Annual Reports made easy.” Wanting to learn more about her successful work, we’ve asked her to share some insights.