Fighting disinformation from academic libraries

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2019.jul.12

Keywords:

Post-truth, Fake news, Disinformation, Trust, Social media, Higher education, University libraries, Academic libraries, Media literacy, Information literacy, Infomediation, Spain.

Abstract

The potential role of university libraries in raising awareness about fake news and its problems is addressed. For this, a study that allows to know the current work and actions developed by the Spanish university libraries regarding this phenomenon was carried out. A questionnaire was sent to the 75 public and private universities in Spain. The response rate was 56%. The results show concern about the phenomenon of disinformation in higher education and highlight the necessary role of libraries as infomediarian agents. This study is an approximation based on data on the current relationship between university libraries and the phenomenon of post-truth in the Spanish library framework.

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Author Biographies

Sara Martí­nez-Cardama, Universidad Carlos III

Profesora del Departamento de Biblioteconomí­a y Documentación de la
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), es doctora con mención internacional y premio extraordinario
(UC3M). Tiene un master en Investigación en Documentación con premio extraordinario
fin de estudios (UC3M). Diplomada y licenciada en documentación por la Universidad de A Coruña
con premio nacional. Ha sido beneficiaria de una beca FPU del Ministerio de Educación. Es integrante
del grupo de investigación Acrópolis. Ha publicado artí­culos en revistas nacionales e internacionales,
capí­tulos de libros, y ha sido miembro del comité organizador y cientí­fico de varios
eventos nacionales e internacionales.

Laura Algora-Cancho

Graduada en Información y Documentación por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) en 2018. Su Trabajo de Fin de Grado le valió la obtención de la distinción de Matrí­cula de Honor.  Ha realizado las prácticas universitarias en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid y actualmente trabaja como gestora documental en la empresa Coface

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2019-08-06

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Martí­nez-Cardama, S., & Algora-Cancho, L. (2019). Fighting disinformation from academic libraries. Profesional De La información, 28(4). https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2019.jul.12

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Vol. 28 No. 4 (2019): Uso de información académica

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