Document (#21359)

Author

Dilevko, J.
Grewal, K.

Title

Neutrality and media literacy at the reference desk : a case study

Source

Journal of academic librarianship. 24(1998) no.1, S.21-32

Year

1998

Abstract

As the nature of information becomes increasingly complex, academic librarians might wish to use critical thinking and media literacy approaches in bibliographic instruction. However, librarians have at the same time to guard against influencing a patron's choice of reference tools because such influence may reflect a bias on the part of the librarian. Presents a case study which compares reprint articles in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail with their originals taken from the New York Times. Findings show that these reprints all undergo reduction and that those dealing with controversial issues experience significantly greater cuts than articles dealing with subjects such as lifestyle and business, thus affecting readers' perception of the presented issues. This case study indicates the responsibility of the academic librarian to warn patrons about the limitations of what may appear to be unimpaechable reference tools and to integrate news media literacy and critical thinking skills into active reference work

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

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