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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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 : a pioneering cyberpsychologist explains how human behavior changes online
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...

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