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Fact Denial and the Record Under Threat

Brandeis Records Manager

Cranks with nothing better to do ( or looking for a buck ) post and masquerade screeds based on very little information, often supported with doctored images. Holocaust- and moon landing-denial hopefully provide two clear and non-partisan examples.

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Information Literacy and Records Management

Brandeis Records Manager

A keen sense of info literacy is required to execute records management and info governance functions with ethical outcomes. For example, typical library guidance for evaluating web sites lists the following five criteria: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage. I don’t think so. Again, sound familiar?

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The Power of the Record

Brandeis Records Manager

After some recent gloom and doom posts about future challenges to the profession and fact denial and fake news , it’s probably time to take a slightly more glass half-full perspective of our job. For example, I’ll be presenting on The Principles (can I still say “GARP”?)