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NewsGuard Information and Webinar

January 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

NewsGuard is launching its News Literacy Partnership, which is sponsored by Microsoft, and is teaming up with universities, libraries and K-12 schools across the country. Learn about the FREE browser extension, NewsGuard, which reviews and rates news and information for credibility...

News Literacy Project

January 26, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Jeff Bezos has donated $250,000 to the News Literacy Project, which provides students and others with tools and other support to detect fake news.  Learn More.   ...

Session Notes: American Library Association Annual Conference 2017

July 10, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the workshop or class....

FREE Webinar: Digital Literacy and Fake News – in Partnership with Futurist Bryan Alexander

April 13, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Library 2.017: Digital Literacy & Fake News  is being offered on June 1 by The School of Information at San José State University  in collaboration with American Library Association.  Learn more and register.     ...