Purpose Learning how to identify and avoid inaccurate information, especially
disinformation, is essential for any informational consumer. Many information literacy tools …

Comments on an article by Stephan Lewandowsky, Ullrich KH Ecker & John Cook (see
record 2017-57700-001). The commentators agree with the eight interrelated suggestions …

This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the concept of credibility and
its areas of application relevant to information science and technology, encompassing …

This study investigated undergraduates' source selection behaviour: what sources they use
frequently, what criteria they consider important for source selection, how they perceive …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest that librarians' traditional methods of source
evaluation–guided by the “Authority is Constructed and Contextual Frame” of the Framework …

Widespread concerns about the spread of misinformation have gained urgency during the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and pose challenges for science journalism, in particular in …

Abstract Information literacy is one of the fundamental skills to acquire to be able to navigate
today's complex information ecosystem, succeed as a lifelong learner, and make critical …

This is an inquiry into the “actionable credibility” of information values in informing and how it
depends on other attributes of data and information quality. Empirical survey-based …

Evaluating sources on the Internet has been identified by researchers and education
policymakers as a crucial, but particularly challenging, competency for today's 21st century …

Studies of the credibility of sources is a key research focus in the communication field,
especially in journalism. Given the increase in misinformation as a consequence of the …