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A matter of facts : the value of evidence in an information age / Laura A. Millar ; foreword by Lee McIntyre.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Millar, Laura, 1959- author.
- Series:
- Archival futures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information behavior.
- Information literacy.
- Media literacy.
- Fake news.
- Electronic information resource literacy.
- Truthfulness and falsehood.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 172 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Value of evidence in an information age
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman : Society of American Archivists, 2019.
- 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0838917712
- 9780838917718
- OCLC:
- 1051070321
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