Abstract
Misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda are pervading the United States’ communication landscape leading to escalating book bans, narrowing of the curriculum, and a crisis in primary and secondary learners’ information and media literacy. School librarians are agents of high-quality, easily accessible learning resources, now guided by the American Association of School Librarians’ “National School Library Standards for Learning, School Librarians, and School Libraries.” The Standards are composed of six intellectual Shared Foundations: Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage. In this paper, with a particular focus on school libraries, we provide problematic information seeking and use scenarios, two primary and two secondary, and analyze those instrumental cases through the Standards’ lens. We provide a thematic synthesis of current trends and research, specifically focusing on information and media literacy learning among primary and secondary-aged learners, and conclude with evidence-based strategies for educators and scholars to enhance their own opportunities to reflect and promote information quality and awareness.
Presenters
Marcia MardisProfessor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University, Florida, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Misinformation, Disinformation, Propaganda, Information quality, School libraries
