Can you critically evaluate news and media sources for fact-based data that is free from ideology? Learn strategies and tools for identifying inevitable bias (including our own) and practice analyzing… Keep reading
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Fact-Checking & Critical Analysis to Combat Information Overload – March 23, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Tip for Student Success: Keep a Critical Eye out for Misinformation
There have been a lot of conversations lately about the spread of misinformation and each of our individual roles in combating it. Fact-checking and evaluating information with a critical eye… Keep reading
Digital Self-Defense: Protecting Your Privacy – March 18, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Are your online activities being tracked? Privacy is essential for our freedom to generate new ideas and formulate our conception of self. Surveillance can influence our behaviors with manipulation and… Keep reading
Finding and Using Census Data – March 16, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Why does the Census matter? Find out how Census data is used, its historical background and politics, how the pandemic has affected the Census process, and library resources to help… Keep reading
Student Success Tip: Take Breaks
Don’t forget that the Libraries are also here for you when you need a break! In addition to our lovely library buildings with quiet corners to cozy up in, check… Keep reading
Deepfakes – March 11, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
How can you defend yourself against manipulation by fabricated media? ‘Deepfakes’ are synthetic images, videos, and audio that can undermine our ability to detect deception. Discover the machine learning technologies… Keep reading
Presenting Your Research: Narrative and the Elevator Pitch – March 9, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Complex technical information and research data can confuse an audience if not presented clearly. Learn how to use the narrative structures of storytelling to communicate your research in a way… Keep reading
Central Library celebrates Read Across America
In honor of Read Across America our Central Library student workers produced a reading of Wherever You Go written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Watch the… Keep reading
Student Success Tip: Brush up on Research and Writing Skills
It’s no secret that the Libraries provide access to A LOT of research sources, but how do you know the right ones to use or the best way to use… Keep reading
Examining Statistics in Media – March 4, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Are the statistics and graphics in a news story fact-based and free from ideology and bias? Media sources use statistics and visualizations to support claims, but these elements can be… Keep reading