Libraries and the global retreat of democracy : confronting polarization, misinformation, and suppression /: confronting polarization, misinformation, and suppression. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Natalie Greene Taylor, Karen Kettnich, Ursula Gorham, Paul T. Jaeger.
• Editors: Taylor, Natalie Greene, 1987-; Kettnich, Karen; Gorham, Ursula, 1975-; Jaeger, Paul T, 1974-
• Contents: Section One: What is Democracy? Chapter 1. Actually-Existing Democracy and Libraries: A Mapping Exercise; John Buschman Chapter 2. A Right to be Misinformed? Considering Fake News as a Form of Information Poverty; Nicole A. Cooke Chapter 3. Facts (Almost) Never Change Minds: Libraries and the Management of Democracy-Supportive Public Perceptions; Bill Crowley Section Two: How the Information Environment Contributes to / Detracts from Democracy Chapter 4. Container Collapse and Misinformation: Why Digitization Creates Challenges for Democracy; Christopher Cyr Chapter 5. Fighting Fake News: The Cognitive Factors Impeding Political Information Literacy; Rajesh Singh and Kyle N. Brinster Chapter 6. Information Obstacle Course: Seeking the Right to Asylum at the US-Mexico Border; Amy Dickinson Section Three: Libraries as Virtual and Physical Spaces for Democracy Chapter 7. Beyond Fake News: Learning from Information Literacy Programs in Ukraine; Maria Haigh, Thomas Haigh, Maryna Dorosh, and Tetiana Matychak Chapter 8. 'Politic Talks' in Academic Libraries of the South to Address a Global Democracy Recession in the United States: An Exploratory Website Analysis; Bharat Mehra and Joseph Winberry Chapter 9. Raking the Forests: Information Literacy, Political Polarization, Fake News, and the Educational Roles of Librarians; Paul T. Jaeger and Natalie Greene Taylor Chapter 10. Libraries Of, By, and For the People: Reimagining Strategies to Enhance Democratic Culture within LIS Spaces and Programming; Daniela K. DiGiacomo, Shannon M. Oltmann, and Colleen Hall.
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 021.2; Libraries -- Political aspects; Libraries and society; Democracy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781839825989; 9781839825965
• Related ISBNs: 9781839825972
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