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This article reviews misconceptions about truth in information literacy, highlighting its importance in librarian instruction.
Though library literature has much to say about so-called post-truth, there is surprisingly little agreement about the concept of truth itself. This article reviews prominent discussions of truth as it relates to information literacy in order to identify a series of common misconceptions. A modest and pluralist conception of truth is proposed as a core concept for understanding information literacy. Practical implications are discussed, including how a conception of truth can shape librarian pedagogy, ground a virtue-oriented approach to information literacy, and contextualize certain strands of populist rhetoric.
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