Fake news has been a buzzword for a while now, but when it comes to actually combating the associated culture of misinformation, the phrase doesn’t prove very useful. After all, it’s easy to label anything you don’t agree with as “fake,” and a dichotomy of “fake” versus “true” ignores the complexities that make this such […]
Media Literacy and Recognizing Fake News (Video)
Due to Ohio’s stay at home order, Sinclair has been shut down for multiple weeks and all instruction has moved online for the rest of the Spring semester. This has put us librarians in an interesting position as we are now working from home and trying to support students (as well as faculty and staff) […]
Confusing Expirations and “Secret” Public Domain Books: Quirks of US Copyright
Much has been written about the convoluted history of US copyright law. A constitutional clause originally intended to “promote the progress of science and useful arts” by providing limited protection has since been interpreted and extended in such a way that it once seemed like some works (most famously Mickey Mouse) might remain under copyright […]
More Lost Dayton Book Events for 2018-19
Since my last post last summer, my Lost Dayton-related activities have been going well. I’ve been invited to do several more book presentations which I’ve greatly enjoyed, and book sales have been going pretty well too. The largest audience I’ve spoken to (probably ever) was at a unique and fun event: Dayton Pecha Kucha Vol. […]
Lost Dayton, Ohio Book Events: Recap and Upcoming
Now that my book is released I’ve been doing some local events and signings to help promote it. They’ve gone pretty well! I had two signings in the Oregon District, one at Bonnett’s book store and the other at Heart Mercantile, a cool shop that recently started stocking a few books of local interest including […]
My Lost Dayton Book is Released!
For about the last two years I’ve been working on a book about Dayton history, and that research inspired me to start my Dayton Vistas blog. I’m excited to say that my book Lost Dayton, published by The History Press, is now officially released! Here’s the blurb: Many of the places that helped make Dayton a center of […]