Loyola Marymount University faculty utilizing academic social networking sites, such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu, to share their publications may soon receive take-down notices for publications violating copyright permissions. Luckily for … Read more
October 23 – 29 is Open Access Week, an international event to educate the research community about the potential benefits of Open Access. Open Access is the free, immediate, and … Read more
Do you need a portable phone charger for the next 24 hours? You can now check one out at the ITS Service Desk ! We are helping ITS pilot test OOMF … Read more
One of our primary goals here at the William H. Hannon Library is to assist students with their research. Not only answering questions like “How do I find scholarly articles?” … Read more
The media industry has been in constant flux for decades, moving from 16mm to VHS to DVD and now to streaming video! Media Librarian Rhonda Rosen knows that navigating our … Read more
The power of Twitter has always included the ability to engage via the retweet and knowing that there are users out there just like you, trying to find the best … Read more
When you see a photo on social media that makes you angry or pleased, do you take it at face value? Do you stop to verify where the photo came … Read more
Have you ever found yourself lost in the controversies surrounding comments made daily by politicians? Ever wondered if the facts you have been retold by friends or family by politicians … Read more
Americans increasingly get news from social media sites. Facebook and Twitter function as news sources for over half of their users (Pew research study, 2015). For many of us — myself included … Read more
Following the election and the library’s Inauguration Day fake news workshop, many of us re-examined our relationship with social media and the way information informs our decision making. As a librarian, I … Read more
During our fake news workshop on January 20, students commented on echo chambers and the need for diverse and credible sources of information. Eli Pariser argues that filter bubbles will ultimately prove … Read more
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