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A Hidden Bridge
No full textThe small bridge on the back side of Ames Pond (runs along Belmont St/rt 123) in winter.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1073/thumbnail.jp
Green with Envy
No full textA fallen tree covered with moss found off of Rhododendron Drive on the Nature Walk.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1064/thumbnail.jp
Donahue Hall in the Cold
No full textDonahue Hall during the winter of 2018.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1075/thumbnail.jp
Clouds Over the Library
No full textClouds over the MacPhaidin Library.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1068/thumbnail.jp
Clouds Over Donahue Hall
No full textClouds over Donahue Hall in the winter.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1067/thumbnail.jp
Winter on Rhododendron Drive
No full textA view of Rhododendron Drive in the winter.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1063/thumbnail.jp
Undergraduates’ perceptions of conflict of interest in industry-sponsored research
No full text© 2018 by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD 21218. The prevalence of industry-sponsored research has led to significant concerns about financial conflicts of interest and the impact on research findings. This case study sought to examine how students considered conflict of interest when establishing the cognitive authority of a journal article. The case study used a mixed methods pretest and posttest to determine if instruction improved student ability to critically evaluate journal articles. A mixed methods approach investigated the terms undergraduates used to describe the attributes that contributed to the cognitive authority of research articles-that is, how reliable they found the source of the information. The case study showed that students attributed cognitive authority to authors affiliated with prestigious institutions and to articles from academic journals, with strong methodology and statistics. They expressed skepticism of articles that they felt had less methodological rigor and articles that deviated from their own view of the world
The Library Through the Sprinklers
No full textAn angle view of the library in the early morning sun.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1020/thumbnail.jp
Winter Pond
No full textAmes Pond from the Feeley Bridge in winter.https://soar.stonehill.edu/stonehillcampus_images/1072/thumbnail.jp
Understanding financial conflict of interest: Implications for information literacy instruction
No full text© 2018, Communications in Information Literacy. All rights reserved. Libraries have long existed to assist users in accessing accurate information for their needs. Industry has long been motivated to spread disinformation to promote their industry’s message to the public. Although corporate disinformation techniques perfected by the tobacco industry in the 1950’s were exposed, instead of disappearing they have only grown more influential with the rise of the internet. Many industries from petroleum to pharmaceuticals use scientific research to promote their corporate message and have contributed to harming the public. Users need information literacy (IL) to provide them with the skills they need to critically evaluate information and reject the techniques of disinformation. This essay will argue that librarians should provide instruction about conflict of interest (COI) while instructing users in evaluation, and that the Framework for Information Literacy (2016) can provide a structure for this instruction. Libraries can help their patrons exercise critical skepticism when evaluating information to avoid becoming disinformed. It concludes with a call for librarians to be more cognizant of issues of money and power when evaluating information to assist users with making the choices that best meet their information needs