Tag: information literacy
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software expertise requires time, training, & funds
On May 6, somebody on Twitter complained about how their students tend to use Google Docs rather than, say, Microsoft Word. The thread was pretty spectacular (often in a bad way), and it set off a discussion (to put it mildly) across academic and library Twitters. If it was the first time I’d seen such […]
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Cook County, Queens County, & Raw Numbers as Obfuscation
Everyone has a different reaction to stress, and I am well aware that one of mine—getting pickier (and more prickly) about information accuracy—is not a normal one. Because I know and accept that my responses are in no way normal, and that I get colder as I get more stressed, I try to be understanding […]
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Accurate Information in a Time of Covid-19
We are in the midst of a pandemic, and false or misleading information is flying fast and furious. I’ve written before about reading critically, but I’m going to write about it again, now. Remember, of course, that I am not a medical librarian, nor, for that matter, a scientist, nurse, nurse practitioner, or doctor; I […]
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Judicial Elections in Cook County, March 2020
I am, emphatically, not here to tell you which judges to vote for in our March election here in Cook County. But I am here, as an information professional, to offer information to help you make your decisions. Vote for Judges presents, for each judicial candidate, the rankings of 13 separate bar associations and groups. […]
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independent vs. self-interested and Rahm’s new book
I spend a lot of time, at my day job and then randomly throughout my days, harping on the importance of reading critically. We’re going to consume a hell of a lot of information, often whether we want to or not, and the best thing we can do (beyond seeking out reputable sources) is to […]
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On Reading Critically
I’ve noticed some interesting misinformation going the rounds, of late. Some of it is built around daylight savings time, which seems random. I mean, I hate daylight savings time with the fire of a thousand dying suns, which is also my general thought on time changes, but it’s a time change. Who cares? Except that […]
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Information Literacy Summit 2019
On the first Friday of April, I was fortunate enough to attend the 2019 Information Literacy Summit, hosted by Moraine Valley Community College and put on by Moraine and DePaul together. It was amazing, and I was very happy, which is probably in part because my mentor/hero—the amazing Dr. Nicole Cooke—presented the keynote and because […]
Essentially a Nerd 