A matter of facts : the value of evidence in an information age / Laura A. Millar ; foreword by Lee McIntyre.
"A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age highlights the critical value of records and archives as sources of evidence: as vital tools for supporting human rights and enforcing public responsibilities across society"--
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Chicago :
ALA Neal-Schuman : Society of American Archivists,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- "Fake news" and "truthiness" : the value of evidence in a post-truth world
- "Rarely pure and never simple" : truth, facts, and evidence
- "Given under my hand" : the nature of evidence
- "Talking knots" : the form of evidence
- "Let the other side be heard" : evidence, identity, and connection
- "The secrecy helped spread the disease" : evidence, justice, and rights
- "A mysterious and malleable thing" : evidence, memory, and narrative
- "Opinions embedded in math" : evidence, manipulation, and abuse"
- "Electronic records, paper minds" : evidence and assumptions
- "An arms race against the forces of fakery" : evidence and accountability.