Training activities and tutorials

“Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and support its importance. Discussions about fake news have led to a new focus on media literacy more broadly and the role of libraries and other educational institutions in providing it. When Oxford Dictionaries announced 'post-truth' as the 2016 Word of the Year, we librarians realized that action was needed to educate and support critical thinking, a crucial skill when navigating the information society. IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) created this infographic with eight simple steps (based on the 2016 FactCheck.org article 'How to Spot Fake News') to to verify the reliability of a news story. Download, print, translate and share it: at home, in your library, in your local community and on social networks."

Infographic produced by IFLA: https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/221