Peter Johan Lor
Democracy, information, and libraries in a time of post-truth discourse
University of Pretoria
purpose serve clients time posttruth discourse fake news librarians need understand posttruth phenomenon purpose paper examine done response specifically libraries designmethodologyapproach recent literature posttruth phenomenon examined traditional assumptions role libraries promoting democracy questioned alternative view put forward libraries responses posttruth phenomenon examined critically discussed findings traditional assumptions role libraries information democracy outdated susceptibility people false beliefs persistence beliefs spite corrective information product many factors including evolving media ecosystem psychosocial processes subject ongoing empirical research primarily information knowledge deficit hence simple antidotes fake news libraries need rethink responses research limitationsimplications paper deals recent developments relies heavily informal online resources practical implications relevant library activities examined suggestions made developing appropriate library responses originalityvalue time writing first attempt library management literature engage systematic thoughtful manner literature posttruth phenomenon