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Information Literacy Research Guide
This guide is focused on assignments for LIBS 110G but can be a good starting point for any research related to information literacy.
General Resources
Access to Information
Digital Divides
News Deserts
Censorship and Banned Books
Free Culture and Copyright
Cost of Information
Algorithms & AI
Creating Information
Evaluating Information
Information Ethics
Digital Divides
Example Broad Topics:
The myth of digital natives
Digital divides among people with disabilities
Digital divides and political views in the United States
Examples of digital divides
Cost of information
COVID-19 and the Digital Divide in Virtual Learning
Article provided by the ODU Librares
The Digital Divide
eBook provided by the ODU Libraries
Digital Divide Among People with Disabilities
Article provided by ODU Libraries
The Digital Native is a Myth
Article from Nature
Effects of Internet Connectiveness and Information Literacy On Quality of Life
Article available via ODU Libraries.
Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Book available for check out at Perry Library or via Interlibrary Loan request.
News Deserts
Example Broad Topics:
How do individuals living in news deserts get information?
What are the impacts of news deserts on communities?
The Communication Crisis in America, and How to Fix It
eBook provided by the ODU Libraries. Recommend going to Chapter 14: Media Deserts: Monitoring the Changing Media Ecosystem
In a Pennsylvania Town, a Facebook Group Fills the Local News Void
Online article from NBC News
Censorship and Banned Books
Example Broad Topics:
History of banned books
Censorship of media
Banned books in public schools, public libraries, or university libraries
Computer filters in public schools or public libraries
China's Strategic Censorship
Journal article provided by the ODU Libraries
The More Things Change? Social Identity Representations in "50 of the Best Kids' Books Published in the Last 25 Years."
Article available via the ODU Libraries.
377 Book Challenges Tracked by ALA in 2019, and the Problem is Growing: Book Banning and its Adverse Effect on Students
Journal article provided by ODU Libraries
National Survey Confirms Bipartisan Support for Freedom to Read
Article provided by ODU Libraries
Illinois Becomes the First State in the U.S. to Ban Book Bans
News article from NPR news.
Free Culture and Copyright
Example Broad Topics:
History of Creative Commons and role in information sharing
Value of Creative Commons
Cost of peer-reviewed research
Open Educational Resources and College Students
U.S. copyright and what it protects
How does copyright vs public domain vs open access
What are FLOSS and FOSS
Creative Commons: A User's Guide
eBook
eBook: The Digital Public Domain: Foundations for an Open Culture
eBook provided by ODU Libraries
SPARC
What If We Could Re-Imagine Copyright
eBook provided by ODU Libraries
Cost of Information
Example Broad Topics:
The academic publishing system
Cost of databases
"Big Deal" journal packages and academic libraries
Costs Outstrip Library Budgets: Periodicals Price Survey 2020
Article from Library Journal
Locked in the Ivory Tower: Why JSTOR Imprisons Academic Research
Article from The Atlantic
Who's Downloading Pirated Papers? Everyone.
Article from Science Magazine
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