On Verifying the Accuracy of Information: Philosophical Perspectives
Fallis, Don
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Title
On Verifying the Accuracy of Information: Philosophical Perspectives
Author(s)
Fallis, Don
Issue Date
2004
Keyword(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.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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