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Publication Date: 2016
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Unsorting Ourselves: A Critical Role for LIS Education. A Short Communication
Turner, Deborah; Gorichanaz, Tim
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v57 n4 p325-328 Fall 2016
The way that information users select information and news sources is impacted upon by the way that information providers package their material. This packaging has the potential to reinforce already-held beliefs and diminish social diversity. A group of scholars convened at iConference 2016 in a session for interactive engagement to discuss how the iSchools could contribute to solving America's information silo problem.
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Users (Information), Media Selection, Information Sources, Database Design, Beliefs, Search Strategies, Undergraduate Students, Generational Differences, Usability, User Needs (Information)
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