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On Verifying the Accuracy of Information: Philosophical Perspectives
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| Title: | On Verifying the Accuracy of Information: Philosophical Perspectives |
| Author(s): | Fallis, Don |
| Subject(s): |
Philosophy of information
Library science --Philosophy Information science --Philosophy |
| Abstract: | How can one verify the accuracy of recorded information (e.g., information found in books, newspapers, and on Web sites)? In this paper, I argue that work in the epistemology of testimony (especially that of philosophers David Hume and Alvin Goldman) can help with this important practical problem in library and information science. This work suggests that there are four important areas to consider when verifying the accuracy of information: (i) authority, (ii) independent corroboration, (iii) plausibility and support, and (iv) presentation. I show how philosophical research in these areas can improve how information professionals go about teaching people how to evaluate information. Finally, I discuss several further techniques that information professionals can and should use to make it easier for people to verify the accuracy of information. |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| Publisher: | Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| Citation Info: | In Library Trends 52(3) Winter 2004: 463-487. |
| Genre: | Article |
| Type: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1681 |
| ISSN: | 0024-2594 |
| Publication Status: | published or submitted for publication |
| Rights Information: | Copyright owned by Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. 2004. |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2007-07-23 |
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