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Gregory K. Tharp – Online Submission, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this research project is to examine the state of mental health library research guides in the United States as well as the services offered by academic libraries. This paper highlights the informational background, mental health resources and tools and support services available besides academic library guides.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, Library Materials, Guides
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Thomas C. Weeks; Melissa E. Johnson – Communications in Information Literacy, 2025
In this article, the authors explain how librarians can use positionality theory to understand how students produce value judgments around questions of bias, authority, and credibility. Librarians can help guide students to recognize the student's own positionality when approaching issues of bias. Students are often instructed to choose credible…
Descriptors: Librarians, Theories, Value Judgment, Bias
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Mandi Goodsett; Melanie Gagich – Communications in Information Literacy, 2025
Concerns about the spread and adoption of misinformation abound, and academic librarians have played a part in trying to stem the tide through information literacy instruction. However, teaching students how to evaluate sources can be complicated--teaching fact-checking skills may be insufficient if it increases students' overall cynicism about…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Skills, Reading Skills, College Freshmen
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Mark Lenker – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
Synthesizing information from multiple sources is a crucial skill for information literacy, and it is exceedingly important for learning in the 21st century information landscape. An influential 2015 paper by Kacy Lundstrom and colleagues presents a nuanced view of research synthesis from an information literacy perspective, particularly in the…
Descriptors: Information Skills, Information Literacy, Research Skills, Synthesis