How to seek truth in the era of fake news?

Jointly organized by the Library and Mr Brian So from the School of Communication, the online workshop ‘Why can’t you just GOOGLE it? Exploring and Making Use of News Resources in the Library Collection and Beyond‘ was delivered to students from SCOM on 26 March 2020.

Students had been trained to develop skills to find creditable news resources, evaluate and select trustworthy news sources during the session. They have also learned many quick tips for information searching through these interesting exercises!

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Date: 3 Apr 2020 (Fri)

Time: 3 – 4 pm

Channel: Microsoft Teams

Register now! iGPS unit / ECA hour(s) are counted.

Subject-specific information skills workshop is now available upon request by faculty members.

Our Learning Support Librarian can work collaboratively with faculties to prepare a workshop tailored to the needs of their students. Topics include making use of subject-related databases, developing keyword lists for searching, enhancing skills in good use of citation management software, and more.

Please feel free to tell us how we can help by completing this form.