General Information

Author/Creator

Millar, Laura, 1959- author.

Language

English.

Published

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019.

Physical Description

xix, 172 pages ; 23 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

McIntyre, Lee C., (writer of foreword.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

"A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age highlights the critical value of records and archives as sources of evidence: as vital tools for supporting human rights and enforcing public responsibilities across society"--

Subjects

Subject

Information behavior.

Information literacy.

Media literacy.

Fake news.

Electronic information resource literacy.

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Laura A. Millar ; foreword by Lee McIntyre.

Title Variation

Value of evidence in an information age

Series

Archival futures

Content

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- "Fake news" and "truthiness" : the value of evidence in a post-truth world -- "Rarely pure and never simple" : truth, facts, and evidence -- "Given under my hand" : the nature of evidence -- "Talking knots" : the form of evidence -- "Let the other side be heard" : evidence, identity, and connection -- "The secrecy helped spread the disease" : evidence, justice, and rights -- "A mysterious and malleable thing" : evidence, memory, and narrative -- "Opinions embedded in math" : evidence, manipulation, and abuse" -- "Electronic records, paper minds" : evidence and assumptions -- "An arms race against the forces of fakery" : evidence and accountability.

ISBN

9780838917718

0838917712

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	025.524 MIL		Reference	-

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