Using Social Media to Enhance Information Literacy: The VCU Libraries #VetYourSources Campaign

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Author(s): Sue Robinson (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)and Laura W. Gariepy (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 20
Source title: Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jennifer Joe (University of Toledo, USA)and Elisabeth Knight (Western Kentucky University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8097-3.ch011

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Library Administration / Media & Communications / Social Networking

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Academic librarians have long been committed to developing their students' abilities to assess the quality and credibility of various types of information. A combination of increasing public discourse about evaluating every day information and librarians' commitment to empowering students to be responsible consumers of information led Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) librarians to develop the #VetYourSources campaign, focused on enhancing undergraduate students' skills for evaluating information in academic and day-to-day contexts through social media. This chapter details the design, planning, and execution of the campaign, as well as future directions.

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