Just finished a library instruction class where I had to teach about using #AI#InformationLiteracy#ItinerantLibrarian
ALT: a man in a purple shirt is hugging another man
New #BookReview#blogitinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/09/book...#books#reading#review#ItinerantLibrarian#InformationLiteracy#academia#HigherEd 💙📚
Arlene Rodda Quaratiello, The College Student's Research Companion: Finding, Evaluating, and Citing the Resources You Need to Succeed . Chic...
As librarian and educator, all I got to say is: FUCK!!! So, if they ban Tik Tok, no more news for those folks it seems. > More Americans getting their news from TikTok: Research thehill.com/policy/techn...#SocialMedia#news#InformationLiteracy#stupid
A growing share of U.S. adults regularly get their news from TikTok, a trend driven by a surge in the platform’s popularity among adults under 30, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research …
Of possible interest for some. > Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media www.rand.org/pubs/comment...#InformationLiteracy#misinformation#disinformation#tech#Internet#SocialMedia#ThinkTanks
What can be done to confront disinformation in an environment where content moderation is increasingly viewed as overly partisan and social media transparency has declined? Educating the public on dis...
> Study finds AI-generated research papers on Google Scholar - why it matters www.zdnet.com/article/stud...#InformationLiteracy#AI#academia#HigherEd#tech#Google#Internet#fuckery
Be careful what you cite if you use the popular Google Scholar search engine.
> Google's Search AI Suggests Smearing Fecal Matter on Balloon to Potty Train Children futurism.com/google-ai-fe...#fail#fuckery#InformationLiteracy 💩 (c)
Should you smear human feces on a balloon to potty train your kid? According to Google Search's AI Overview, the answer is yes.
Done with my two classes today; these are long class periods, so I have been in the library classroom much of the day. Busy, but as I say, good busy. Now going easy to end of day and decompressing. #ReferenceDesk#InformationLiteracy#ItinerantLibrarian
Teaching two library instruction sessions today. One done, one more to go. Busy day, but the good busy. #ReferenceDesk#InformationLiteracy#ItinerantLibrarian
Finished my first library instruction session for this fall term. Went well, now to decompress a bit. #ReferenceDesk#InformationLiteracy#ItinerantLibrarian
This is the kind of stuff I strive to teach my students when I can about research. Remember the old term "cui bono?" #FollowTheMoney#InformationLiteracy