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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Break the internet : in pursuit of influence
Yallop, Olivia
Paper Book
Traditional media is over. The internet reigns. And in the attention economy, influencers are royalty. But who are they ... and how do you become one? Break the Internettakes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as...
Scary smart : the future of artificial intelligence and how you can save our world
Gawdat, Mo
Paper Book
Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a book for you. Because, believe it or not, you are the only one that can fix it. - Mo Gawdat Artificial intelligence...
Foolproof : why misinformation infects our minds and how to build immunity
Van der Linden, Sander
Paper Book
From fake news to conspiracy theories, from inflammatory memes to misleading headlines, misinformation has swiftly become the defining problem of our era. The crisis threatens the integrity of our democracies, our ability to cultivate trusting relationships, even our physical and psychological well...
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...
How to stay smart in a smart world : why human intelligence still beats algorithms
Gigerenzer, Gerd
Paper Book
How to stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms that beat us in chess, find us romantic partners, and tell us to "turn right in 500 yards." Doomsday prophets of technology predict that robots will take over the world, leaving humans behind in the dust. Tech industry...
Bad news : why we fall for fake news
Brotherton, Rob
Paper Book
Psychologist Rob Brotherton asks, "how can we all be smarter consumers of news?" Today we carry the news with us, getting instant alerts about events around the globe. And yet despite this unprecedented abundance of information, it seems increasingly difficult to know what's...
The new heretics : understanding the conspiracy theories polarizing the world
Thomas, Andy
Paper Book
This is the most balanced and well-reasoned investigation available into why people believe today's highly divisive conspiracy theories, from COVID and QAnon to 5G scares, fake news and more. Through their part in some huge controversies, conspiracy theorists are being branded...
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...
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...

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