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Traditionally one of the main tenets of librarianship is听a听commitment to neutrality and intellectual freedom. Librarians help source resources听but it's up to users themselves to interpret, weigh and make their own conclusions.听In the internet age, with so much information available at the click of a few buttons, one of the roles modern librarians play in the research cycle is teaching students and researchers information literacy so they become proficient in navigating today's complex information ecosystem.听

However, with the recent听rise听of听fake news and misinformation, expertise in navigating information听has become even more complicated. University of 蓝莓视频 librarians Kate Mercer (PhD) and Kari Weaver (EdD), and Pharmacy alum Khrystine Waked听(PharmD)听considered this changing information landscape and how it could impact the responsibilities of a librarian in听the听recently published article, "Navigating complex authorities: Intellectual freedom, information literacy and truth in pandemic STEM information."听Using听the context of the pandemic and听information about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, they听present an illustrative case study to "demonstrate how modern scientific information sharing is shaped by the ways in which misinformation and fake news spread." Read the full article听in the .听