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Curbing fake news: A qualitative study of the readiness of academic librarians in Ghana

Curbing fake news: A qualitative study of the readiness of academic librarians in Ghana

While fake news has been a common problem for well over a century, the emergence of social media and smartphones has escalated its spread. This study adopts a qualitative approach to explore the readiness of academic librarians in curbing fake news. Data was drawn from interviews with reference library staff and head librarians who were...

The Community Archives Center at Tacoma Public Library: Phase 1 Report

The Community Archives Center at Tacoma Public Library: Phase 1 Report

This report describes the Phase I activities and outcomes of The Community Archives Center for Tacoma, which is a two-year IMLS National Leadership Project (LG-250126-OLS-21) being carried out by the Tacoma Public Library (TPL) with support from the University of Washington (UW). The overall purpose of the project is to bring community members and organizations...

Digital Bridge: Providing digital access to low-income job seekers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Digital Bridge: Providing digital access to low-income job seekers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The digital divide has long been recognized as a factor contributing to the economic marginalization of low-income communities, particularly Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color (BIPOC communities).1–7 The pandemic transformed the digital divide from a long-simmering issue to an immediate crisis as schools, training programs, and essential services rapidly moved from in-person to virtual...

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Social equity is key to sustainable ocean governance

Chris Rothschild, Katherine Crosman, Edward Allison, Yoshitaka Ota, Andru00e9s Cisneros-Montemayor, Gerald Singh, Wilf Swartz, Megan Bailey, Kate Barclay, Grant Blume, Mathieu Collu00e9ter, Michael Fabinyi, Elaine Faustman, Russel Fielding, P. Griffin, Quentin Hanich, Harriet Harden-Davies, Ryan Kelly, Tiff-Annie Kenny, Terrie Klinger, John Kittinger, Katrina Nakamura, Annet Pauwelussen, Sherry Pictou, Katherine Seto, Ana Spalding  |  2022