Information Literacy for Mortals @ProjectInfoLit

The last in Project Infolit's Provocations series for 2021 (14 December) is Information Literacy for Mortals by Mike Caulfield. Caulfield developed the SIFT approach for evaluating information: (S)TOP; (I)nvestigate the Source; (F)ind better coverage; (T)race claims, quotes, and media back to the original context. His blog has interesting discussion on fact checking as well as links to his publications etc. In the Provocation, Caulfield makes an argument that, in terms of fact checking, less can be more, in that if you spend too much time examining sources from every angle it may become confusung rather than illuminating. He also focuses on everyday life "the citizen is often not looking for academic precision, but to make good decisions under conditions of uncertainty". To read the article go to: https://projectinfolit.org/pubs/provocation-series/essays/information-literacy-for-mortals.html

Photo by Sheila Webber: walking near Chapelgarth, December 2021