Sandy Zinn

Associate Professor in Library & Information Studies; loves walks/hikes, reading and sharing knowledge

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Wow! If only we could get the South African government to endorse school libraries as the AASL has done in the USA https://t.co/MwAulJWQih

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Useful guide for all libraries https://t.co/Saktv33cNx

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What has happened to school library campaigns in South Africa? Great initiative in the UK! Children’s laureates campaign for £100m a year to fix primary school libraries https://t.co/hGheAIOy4q

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[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

“Ask any academic how they like to spend their free time and they’ll probably give you a wry smile. There’s no such thing as free time − not really”: @fleurjongepier and @MathijsvdSande on the perils of burnout
https://t.co/EjxH1l9lnv

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Declining freedoms across the world in 2020. https://t.co/JEp8dCSYZh

[The News Literacy Project @NewsLitProject]

W.E.B. Du Bois served for more than two decades as the editor of "The Crisis," the @NAACP's official magazine. In his role, Du Bois dismantled scientific racism & helped readers better understand contemporary science of the time.

#BlackHistoryAlways

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Even young children can learn to do research. A picture book shows how to make learning fun. https://t.co/kchhT54Lka

[The News Literacy Project @NewsLitProject]

Why do people fall for conspiracy theories? Here are 5️⃣ ways.

Learn more & inoculate yourself by diving into our 2-part Checkology® lesson on the topic, hosted by @noUpside —> https://t.co/Q6rvlTuHJi

#ConspiratorialThinking

[Pew Research Methods @pewmethods]

Today's @pewjournalism report on measuring news consumption in a digital era finds that there is mixed evidence about the public’s understanding of newer forms of media and news – which impacts the topics survey researchers can reasonably ask about: https://t.co/1HabWOklIX

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A delightful positive message about the role of librarians and libraries in the lives of refugees and people on the margins https://t.co/wpbpgIawlR

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Teaching web and news evaluation these days probably requires different strategies and tools from 10 years ago https://t.co/NLzGbVOB5Q

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Perhaps assistance like this goes a long way to help us wade through so-called facts. https://t.co/n66I9lh5OJ

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Professor proves South African kids know their stuff https://t.co/PmanVXrS5r via @TimesLIVE

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School libraries still important during COVID-19. https://t.co/EasvPMAPIy

[SF Said @whatSFSaid]

If you want kids to love #literacy - LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! You can never be too old for a book, or the wrong gender. The books we love are the ones that make us readers, and choice is a right all readers should have.

#InternationalLiteracyDay

(Art: Quentin Blake)

[Dr Paul Tubb (@[email protected]) @PaulTubb1]

Data

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Very interesting video and paper on how bias creeps into information systems - think Google and algorithms https://t.co/Xiy1YUlqxm