Thursday, February 23, 2017

#DayofFacts

Friday 17 February was designated #dayofFacts, with library and museum staff tweeting facts, as a resistance to "alternative facts". The website is here https://dayoffacts.wordpress.com/, the twitterstream is at https://twitter.com/hashtag/DayofFacts?src=hash , here's an example of a Storify https://storify.com/NatureMuseum/day-of-facts and some thoughtful commentary from Barbara Fister at https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/matter-facts
It was also picked up e.g. by the Washington Post
Kaplan, S. (2017, February 17). Museums and libraries fight ‘alternative facts’ with a #DayofFacts. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/02/17/museums-and-libraries-fight-alternative-facts-with-a-dayoffacts/?utm_term=.da4809bcb033
Logo from #dayoffacts website

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