MDPLS smart homework and research resources

1. Miami-Dade Public
Library System’s
RESOURCES to
AVOID FAKE NEWS
Ellen Book, Branch Manager
MDPLS - PINECREST BRANCH LIBRARY
booke@mdpls.org
With much thanks to Michele Keba, MSIS
of Palm Beach Atlantic University for
allowing access to her
“FIGHTING FAKE NEWS” presentation
at SEFLIN Conference 2018

6. Fake!

8. REAL!

10. Photographer Captures
Dolphin Caught In
Hurricane Winds
REAL or FAKE?

11. From the satire website People of Lancaster based on a genuine photograph
(sans dolphin) of Hurricane Frances taken by AP photographer Douglas Clifford in
2004. The genuine photograph is available with the following caption via the
Associated Press: A house boat is swept into a sea wall off its mooring Saturday,
Sept. 4, 2004, as wind and waves from Hurricane Frances pound the Village of
Ocean Breeze in Jensen Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/St. Petersburg Times, Douglas R.
Clifford). This was originally shared as if it were taken during Hurricane Matthew
in 2016. Three years later, however, the site republished the article swapping
“Hurricane Matthew” for “Hurricane Dorian.”
Fake!

12. MISLEADING COUNTERFEIT BANNERS

13. Types of
misleading news
 Sponsored content
 Click bait
 Propaganda
 Satire and hoax
 Error
 Partisan
 Conspiracy theory
 Pseudoscience
 Misinformation
 Bogus
 Doctored content
How to fact check
 Check credentials – who’s the author?
 Look for bias - Is the story outrageous & cause
emotion?
 Check the sources - are there references,
links, or citations?
 Check the dates
 Be skeptical
 Spelling/Grammatical Errors?
 Does the headline match the content?
 Are there direct quotes taken out of context
 Or incorrectly used?
 Does the article only showcase one side of an
 argument?

16. https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles

19. S

21. BIOGRAPHY
IN CONTEXT
Keyword & full
text people
searching by:
*Name
*Occupation
*Nationality
*Ethnicity
*Birth/death dates
*Place
*Gender

22. www.mdpls.org
• Well-
known &
lesser-
known
people
• Reliable
&
reputabl
e sources
• Available
24/7
VERIFIABLE

23. www.mdpls.org
Visual Subject Searching
Click on Topic Finder

30. View and manage OneDrive or Google Drive files and folders
that you have opened or created with this app

31. NEWSPAPERS

32. MIAMI HERALD: TWO DATABASES 1982 – 2018, 1904 - 1982

33. 3PM – 11PM, 7 DAYS/WEEK,
3 3,000 EXPERTS

37. FREE WITH YOUR MDPLS LIBRARY
CARD

38. RESEARCH

40. VERY LOCAL back to
1904!

41. MANGO LANGUAGES-

42. 71
LANGUAGES
Children

44. REAL-WORLD TOPICS

45. 21 ESOL CLASSES

48. On Demand Training & Skill
Development

51. $10/ Month
$13/ Month
$7.99/ Month
$300 – $500 / Language $1.29/ Song
$14.95/ Month

53. • Axis360
• OverDrive
• Odilo
• Hoopla
• RBdigital
• Hoopla
• RBdigital
• Freegal
• Hoopla
• OverDrive
• Hoopla

54. Download or stream
digital books,
audiobooks,music,
magazines & movies

55. ENGLISH
&
250+
MAGAZINES
TAKE ALL
YOU WANT
BACK ISSUES
to OCT 2013
YOU OWN
THE MAGAZINE
NO RETURNS
NO FINES
NO FEES
NO LIMITS

56. 250+
MAGAZINES
TAKE ALL
YOU WANT
BACK ISSUES
to OCT 2013
YOU OWN
THE MAGAZINE
NO RETURNS
NO FINES
NO FEES
NO LIMITS

59. 250+
MAGAZINES
TAKE ALL
YOU WANT
BACK ISSUES
to OCT 2013
YOU OWN
THE MAGAZINE
NO RETURNS
NO FINES
NO FEES
NO LIMITS

61. Children’s

63. www.mdpls.org

67. From AXIS 360 books & audiobooks

68. From HOOPLA’s music collection

69. Movies &
TV shows
3 days
CDs
7 days
E-audiobooks
Comics &
E-books
21 days
15 per month
RETURNS
AUTOMATICALLY
NO FINES
NO FEES
HOOPLA

71. HOOPLA CDs for 7
days

72. FREEGAL – FREE & LEGAL
MUSIC DOWNLOADING
Stream 3 hours/day
Own 5 songs/week
Resets Mondays @ midnight

73. -FREE &
LEGAL
DOWNLOADING
-5 SONGS PER
WEEK
-RESETS
MONDAYS
MIDNIGHT
-YOU OWN
MUSIC
NO RETURNS
NO FINES
NO FEES

75. www.mdpls.org

76. www.mdpls.org
YouMake @ W. Kendall or Miami Beach
Pearler Beads
Knitting
Sewing
Jewelry-making
Painting
STEAM Saturdays
LEGOs, Mindstorms, STEAM Kits, coding and engineering.
3D Modeling
Software and hardware. Ages 12 years and up
Digital Photography the basics of digital photography
and editing photos using Adobe Photoshop Ages 10+
Tech Help for Adults basic computer skills or learn
how to navigate your new smartphone. Ages 50+

77. www.mdpls.org
Museum Pass Program
• Free Passes:
Admission up to
4 people
• Current Program
Partners:
Frost Museum of
Science
Zoo Miami
(August-September)
(June 1 – August30)

78. Mobile Printing Powered by Printer On:

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80. www.mdpls.org
Community Service
https://wsvn.com/news/special-reports/helping-hands-
volunteers-turn-plastic-bags-into-mats-for-homeless/

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85. Questions?
For a copy of this 2018
presentation visit
www.tinyurl.com/
CodeArt2019
-THANK YOU-