Unlikely Partners in a Media Literacy Initative

Elizabeth Ramsey, Valeryn Shepherd

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Abstract

Academic librarians are the ultimate interdisciplinarians, and would seem to be natural research collaborators, but many struggle to be seen as peers by other faculty or called on to fully partner in research projects even when key information literacy objectives are involved. This changed for an associate professor/librarian at Boise State’s Albertsons Library when they were invited to join a team which was eventually awarded a Department of Homeland Security grant. This article examines the grant program, the grant awarded, and a librarian’s contributions to achieving the project’s objectives. It makes the case for libraries’ essential role in strengthening our communities’ resistance to the disinformation behind extremist belief and action.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalHistory Faculty Publications and Presentations
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

  • extremism
  • information literacy
  • media literacy
  • misinformation
  • radicalization

EGS Disciplines

  • Library and Information Science

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