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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 7 - Fact Checking

We find, use and share information online every day. It's something we're used to, but that doesn't always mean we're great at deciding what to trust and what to challenge.

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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 6 - Search Smarter

There’s an absolutely ridiculous amount of information out there in the world, with more and more being created, published, and shared every day in a huge number of formats. Sure, searching…

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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 5 - How is your information created?

Information is literally everywhere. We have the ability to create and share information in a split-second and send it out to the world. That information can be shaped and packaged in different ways…

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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 4 - It's All About The Questions

Questions drive a lot of what we do every day. Sometimes, they’re simple. At other times, our experiences lead us to ask more complicated questions that can’t be answered so easily and…

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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 3 - Information Has Value

You may have easy access to lots of information, but is it really free and can you really access EVERYTHING? As a researcher, it's important to recognize the resources needed to produce…

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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 2 - Who Do You Trust and Why?

We all do research, but how do you decide who to trust or what information to accept or leave behind? Context, authorship, and evidence help you determine authority, trust, and reliability. Here are…

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Inform Your Thinking: Episode 1 - Research is a Conversation

Academic research can be difficult, but you’re not alone! Research is a conversation between many different “voices” that each contribute a unique perspective on a topic. There are…

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Spotlight: Information Now

A comic book? For research‽ Matt Upson, OSU librarian and author of Information Now, a graphic guide to student research, tells us about using comic books as an innovative way to teach students about…

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Low Library Celebrates Banned Books Week

Low Library on the Stillwater Campus recently celebrated "Banned Books Week"....

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