David Burt

Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.

Just checked out your YouTube. Thanks for the great videos AND photos.

@msjenward.bsky.social Good to see you Jen. Let me know if you want research or Information Literacy for specific projects.

Sounds like fun.

The danger of a single story Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single ...

The best explanation of why we need to think about the information we are receiving. Take the time to watch it.

www.ted.com/talks/chimam...

Libraries matter now more than ever. They stand for the powerful idea that knowledge is free and belongs to everyone. In a time when books and free thought are under threat, we must defend and support our libraries and librarians—they are guardians of access, learning, and freedom.

Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore | Siân Boyle ‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter, says journalist Siân Boyle

Opinion piece today from Siân Boyle. A salutory reminder that with people's information behaviour, addiction is the elephant in the room & cognitive psychology offers important insights. Media/ information literacy are important but only part of the solution www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Information Literacy is totally lacking in today's society. I will post ways to address this in academic and non-academic situations.

I want a t-shirt with this on it.

Perfect. It's everything I told my students for years.