Information Now, Second Edition: A Graphic Guide to Student Research and Web Literacy - Softcover

Upson, Matt; Reiter, Holly; Hall, C. Michael; Cannon, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 022676611X ISBN 13: 9780226766119

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2021

Synopsis

Today’s information environments are complex, and learning how to find relevant and reliable information online, as well as how to fact-check and evaluate that information, is essential. Enter Information Now, a graphic guide that uses humor and sequential art to teach students about information, research, and the web.

This second edition of the popular guide incorporates critical analysis of information systems, asking students to think about the biases and problems in how databases and search engines are designed and used. It also addresses how different populations of people are disproportionately affected by the algorithmic biases built into information systems. And it includes revised critical thinking exercises in every chapter.

Written and revised by library professionals, Information Now is a fun and insightful tool for high school and college students, writers, and anyone wanting to improve their research skills.

About this title

About the Authors

Matt Upson is assistant professor and director of library undergraduate services at Oklahoma State University.

C. Michael Hall is a writer, cartoonist, and public speaker who advocates for comics and graphic novels in libraries and educational settings and creates visual aids for libraries.

Kevin Cannon is the illustrator of numerous educational and fictional graphic texts, including Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing and The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022676611X
• ISBN 13: 9780226766119
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 131