What does Dave mean when he says for Essay 3 you'll be creating a multimedia post sharing "a wide variety of sources from a variety of media including web, print, videos, podcast, books, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scholarly articles"?
Variety of sources - what are those? Sources could be:
| Podcasts. Blog posts. Newspaper articles. Magazine articles. Journal articles. Books. eBooks. Book reviews. Images. Song lyrics. Paintings. Sculptures. Tweets. Hashtags. |
Poetry. Speeches. Encyclopedia articles. DVDs or streaming videos. Movie reviews. Music - mp3s, radio. Brochures. Maps. PowerPoint presentations. Essays. Opinion pieces and editorials. T-shirts. Billboards. Tattoos. |
Great question. A "good" source is both credible and relevant.
Relevancy means the source helps you answer your questions, learn widely about your topic, and think about your topic in new ways.
Credibility, when applied to an information source, means trustworthy. Trustworthiness is tricky to determine, but doable! Pause and ask questions about your information resource, beyond just what is in your information resource. CCC Library recommends either of these tools to help you evaluate your information resources.
Ultimately it is up to you to determine — using research and your own critical judgment — whether a source is credible or not. And "credible" can mean something and look different to everyone. Your instructors expect you to use credible, authoritative information in your projects and papers, so be upfront and clear about why you trust the information you choose to use.
CCC Librarians are here to help you with this question, too. ♥
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Sorting through the vast amount of information created and shared online is challenging even for experts. This guide defines terms including and related to misinformation and disinformation, while offering resources and information to avoid both reading and sharing it.
These are important information evaluation skills that you'll use for the rest of your life. The more aware you are of what false information is and how it spreads, the better you will be at avoiding it yourself - and helping your friends and family do the same.
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| Term | Definition | Sources |
| misinformation | Misinformation misleads. It is false information that is communicated and spread, regardless of intent to deceive. | |
| disinformation | Disinformation deceives. It is false information that is intentionally crafted and spread to deceive via manipulated facts or narratives. It is a form of propaganda and can be "disseminated by a government or intelligence agency in a hostile act of tactical political subversion." |
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Dictionary.com |
| malinformation | Malinformation sabotages. It is factual information that is taken out of context and presented to cause harm. Harm is derived from either the true statement being shared out of context, or at a particularly vulnerable point for the target. |
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Iona University |
The SIFT Method is specifically built to help you spot misinformation and disinformation. It is a set of four fact-checking strategies that guide you through quickly making a decision about whether or not a source is worthy of your attention and trust.
The CRAP Test is a tool to guide you through deciding if a source meets your definition of credible. C.R.A.P. stands for Currency, Reliability, Authority and Purpose / Point of View.
CCC Librarians' recommendations are listed below.
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