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What do social media analytics tell us about fake news? How can these analytics help libraries and librarians? What is the Social Media Command Center? These are a few questions explored in my interview with Nathan Carpenter who is Director of Convergent Media for the School of Communication at Illinois […]

Fake News and Social Media Analytics by TTW Contributor Troy ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on December 12, 2017 by troyswanson

How do the ways your brain processes information contribute to the spread of fake news? How can we compensate for the short cuts we often take in processing information? What are the implications for librarians? These are a few of the questions psychologist Laura Lauzen-Collins helps us consider in my […]

Your Brain and Fake News by TTW Contributor Troy Swanson

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on September 7, 2017 by troyswanson

Is expertise no longer relevant? What is the difference between expertise and authority? How do we introduce students to these ideas within a world where fake news is prevalent? These are some of questions answered by Bill Badke in my interview with him on the Circulating Ideas podcast. This interview […]

Fake News, Information Literacy and Teaching College Students by TTW ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on July 26, 2017 by troyswanson

As information disseminators, curators and creators, journalists and librarians often walk the same ground as these professions seek to serve communities. I was fortunate to interview Jeremy Shermak, Moody College of Communication Doctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin about journalism, fake news, libraries, and “truth.” This interview […]

Fake News, Journalism, and Libraries by TTW Contributor Troy Swanson

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on May 9, 2017 by troyswanson

On May 5, we held our 16th annual Information Literacy Summit in Illinois. This event is a partnership between Moraine Valley Community College Library and DePaul University Libraries. We are excited to share the keynote address by Wendy Holiday. This is an insightful talk that challenges us to think about […]

Boundaries and sovereignties: Placing students at the center of information ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on May 8, 2017 by troyswanson

I was excited to be a guest host on the Circulating Ideas podcast where I interviewed Lane Wilkinson,Director of Library Instruction at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Listen to our conversation here: Circulating Ideas episode 104: Lane Wilkinson. Lane and I discussed how librarians relate to knowledge in a time of […]

Fake News, Information Literacy, and Epistemology by TTW contributor Troy ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on February 21, 2017 by troyswanson

The Information Literacy Framework from ACRL presents a nationally recognized set of skills that can be used to demonstrate the value of individual academic libraries and groups of libraries that want to benchmark learning. This is true for all types of libraries including community colleges. The representatives from regional accrediting […]

What’s in a Name?: Demonstrating Value Through the ACRL Framework ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on January 19, 2017 by troyswanson

I am excited to share a link to an article I wrote in College & Research Libraries News, “Sharing the ACRL Framework with Faculty: Opening Campus Conversations.” Part of the reason that I put this article together is because I have heard from a few community college librarians who are concerned […]

Community Colleges and the ACRL Framework by TTW Contributor Troy ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on January 9, 2017 by troyswanson

I have written about the connections between journalism and libraries previously on this blog (see “The Relationship Model: What Journalism Can Teach Us“). The ways that society is interfacing with and consuming information are shaping both professions in parallel ways. This week I have stumbled upon two pieces that pull […]

What #journalists can learn from #librarians by TTW Contributor Troy ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on October 25, 2016 by troyswanson

"We must never forget that the human heart is at the center of the technological maze…" -Stephen Barnes