Abstract
This study’s purpose is to systematically review the literature to identify the most recent library practices against fake news. Previous findings showed most studies emphasize academic libraries practices and are mainly focused on information literacy instruction. This article updates prior research aiming to acknowledge the tangible practices of libraries, discuss their efficiency, and continue a categorization of those practices. It was performed a systematic literature review of the last 12 months (October 2020-September 2021) to retrieve the most recent library practices. After the extraction, with a final set of 17 documents, a multi-step qualitative analysis, and a categorization were developed. The current debate is still around information literacy strategies that intend to reiterate an authority-based source evaluation versus the challenge to recognize an emotional-based reaction to fake news in a post-truth world. The role of libraries is cornered in an instructional framework, while disinformation is pervasive in several information ecosystems. The role of libraries in a Post-truth society is still an open debate, yet there is almost a consensus that libraries should engage in partnerships and be part of a multidisciplinary approach.
Highlights
In the last five years, fake news became a hot topic in scientific research
The role of libraries is cornered in an instructional framework, while disinformation is pervasive in several information ecosystems
The role of libraries in a Post-truth society is still an open debate, yet there is almost a consensus that libraries should engage in partnerships and be part of a multidisciplinary approach
Summary
In the last five years, fake news became a hot topic in scientific research. Media, information, political and social studies are some of the fields seriously concerned with this phenomenon analysis. The COVID-19 pandemic management demanded clear communication strategies by the public authorities and the media to avoid panic, explain health control measures, and enlighten people about coronavirus behavior or the vaccination process, which reinforced the necessity to tame the impact of fake news, disinformation, and misinformation. Following and updating prior research (Revez & Corujo, 2021), aims to acknowledge the tangible practices of libraries, discuss their efficiency, and continue a categorization of those practices. With a narrower time range (the last 12 months), seeks to revisit the relationship between libraries and the fight against the fake news phenomenon, analyze the most recent literature and categorize evidenced practices
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