Information Literacy
Users must be given the health literacy training and tools to evaluate such advice for credibility and reliability in order to prevent them from making unwise health choices for themselves and their families.
Gail Fraser
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College should promote independent thinking. Getting people accurate information and trying to deal with the misinformation out there is a top priority. Maybe it is because of my career choice, but I still don’t understand how people can go to “Dr. Google” and just type in something and go with the first thing they see. It’s really scary.
Misinformation is a problem that is found everywhere, including academia. To combat this, my goal is to teach information literacy and to incorporate critical appraisal skills into student learning.
Michael S. Fitts, MLIS
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Evidence-based practice for medical staff is well established, but now this is catching fire with other health specialties such as audiology or similar. Librarians should be knowledgeable and able to provide good resources and literature reviews for EBP.
Marie St. Pierre, MLIS, AHIP
Lisa Adriani, MLS, AHIP
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