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METRO Webinar: Info Lit 101, Part 2 – Evaluating Sources and Navigating Through Bias

May 10, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

In this webinar, Information Literacy Librarian Kelly Delevan will discuss the multiple ways in which bias (implicit and explicit) complicates our search practices. Bias can reside in information systems, individual sources, or our personal perspectives. Navigating through this bias requires a dispositional shift – we need to accept that bias is pervasive and apply strategies to circumvent it. Library workers that model these dispositions with their patrons contribute to improving our information society.

Webinar participants will learn to:
• Uncover biases in sources through the use of evaluative methods
• Compare multiple information systems to reveal biases
• Acknowledge the biases that individuals bring to the search process and critically reflect on how they impact search habits

Kelly Delevan is the Information Literacy librarian at Syracuse University Libraries. She is responsible for the Information Literacy Program at SU Libraries, working to enable the Syracuse University community to succeed as members of an increasingly complex information society. Kelly has also developed the Information Literacy Scholars program, a unique opportunity for graduate students interested in academic librarianship, reference, and instruction to acquire working experience and mentoring in the SU libraries. Prior to joining Syracuse University, Kelly was the Instructional Services Librarian at Le Moyne College, and a research librarian at the New York Public Library. She received her MSIS in Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

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Details

Date:
May 10, 2022
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
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Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_adkZadvkTBC8MDquJHTc_A

Venue

Online Via Zoom
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