Library and Information Week 2023: Where’s the source?

This year’s theme, Where’s the source?, encourages everyone to be more critical about information sources of all kinds, particularly those around identifying misinformation in a world of evolving AI technologies.

Explore our insightful range of non-fiction titles to help you spot the truth and falsehoods when it comes to AI, commodification, data, and fake news.


Updated July 27, 2023
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12 bytes : how we got here, where we might go next
Winterson, Jeanette
Paper Book
Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding, funny and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence for the way we live and the way we love from New York Times bestselling author Jeanette Winterson "Talky, smart, anarchic and quite sexy," said Dwight Garner in the New York...
Authenticity : reclaiming reality in a counterfeit culture
Sherwood, Alice
Paper Book
'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh ... a stimulating read. Authentic fun' Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022 'Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller' Simon Schama 'Thought...
Algorithms of Oppression : How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Noble, Safiya Umoja.
Paper Book
A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms Run a Google search for "black girls"--what will you find? "Big Booty" and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in...
The cyber effect : one of the world's experts in cyberpsychology explains how technology is shaping the development of our children, our behavior, our values, and our perception of the world - and what we can do about It
Aiken, Mary
Paper Book
A groundbreaking exploration of how cyberspace is changing the way we think, feel, and behave "A must-read for this moment in time."--Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics * One of the best books of the year--Nature        
True or false : a CIA analyst's guide to spotting fake news
Otis, Cindy L.
Paper Book
"If I could pick one book to hand to every teen--and adult--on earth, this is the one. True or False is accessible, thorough, and searingly honest, and we desperately needed it." --Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda A former CIA analyst...
News : and how to use it
Rusbridger, Alan
Paper Book
A society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged by a torrent of lies, half-truths and propaganda: how do we even identify good journalism any more?At a moment of existential crisis for the news industry, in our...

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