Building Civic Literacy Skills: How to Guide Students Through Today’s Toughest Debates
This year carries unusual weight for anyone thinking about civic education. 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, arriving in the same year as the midterm elections, when all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 39 governorships go before voters. A quarter-millennium of self-government and a fresh round of decisions about […]
Information Literacy in History Education: An Opportunity for Academic Libraries at America’s 250th
America’s 250th anniversary is about to generate a flood of scholarship, syllabi, and campus programming. Political science courses will revisit founding debates. History seminars will reexamine primary sources. Journalism and media studies programs will dissect how the anniversary itself gets covered. For academic librarians, this moment is a chance to sharpen something bigger than a […]
Teaching News Literacy to Learners in a Misinformation Age
For decades, librarians have been at the forefront of media and information literacy—guiding learners in source evaluation, research practices, and ethical information use. Today’s news ecosystem has only heightened both the need for that expertise and the range of educators who rely on it. In an era shaped by algorithmic feeds, AI-generated content, polarized commentary, […]
Prepare for November with Infobase’s Elections Content
With the 2024 presidential and congressional elections just around the corner, there’s no better time than now to educate students and learners of all ages about how elections work and their importance. In order to become empowered citizens—and possibly even future politicians!—all students need to learn about the impact voting can have, not just for […]
