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Meredith Butts

A Case for Bias as a Strength

A bias is a leaning towards or away from something. It bends around people and communities. It outlines our view…

3 min readMay 22, 2022

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A Case for Bias as a Strength

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Meredith Butts

Become a “Master of Information” — The Information Chase

The modern information environment is not unlike a tsunami. We are bombarded with posts, screenshots, videos, memes and more. Knowing how…

1 min readApr 2, 2022

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Become a “Master of Information” — The Information Chase

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Meredith Butts

Raising Information Literate Kids

It’s one thing to build your own skill set for information and media literacy. It’s equally, if not more important to equip your children…

4 min readJan 8, 2022

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Raising Information Literate Kids

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Meredith Butts

The Question

The holidays can be a difficult time…

3 min readDec 24, 2021

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Meredith Butts

Go on a QuESTT! A Guide for Information Literacy — The Information Chase

So much can be accomplished when we start with asking questions. It’s the very beginning of the scientific process and learning is first…

2 min readJan 8, 2020

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Go on a QuESTT! A Guide for Information Literacy — The Information Chase

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Meredith Butts

Rippling Consequences

I have been quiet in recent days. I have felt uneasy, sad, disgusted, angry, helpless and horrified. The most recent rally by the…

2 min readJul 19, 2019

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Meredith Butts

The Power of Why

Hard-line divisions in social and political ideology are exacerbated through social media and other digital platforms. Preconceived notions…

2 min readJun 20, 2018

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The Power of Why

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Meredith Butts

Bot, Troll or Sockpuppet and The Sharing Question

Bots are set up by individuals to run on their own and can be used for many different purposes, good or bad. Trolls are people who…

1 min readFeb 22, 2018

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Meredith Butts

The Information Lottery

Overnight fame and wealth does not always bring good fortune, as evident in this 2016 Time.com article about lotto winnings being…

3 min readNov 14, 2017

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The Information Lottery

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Meredith Butts

Auto-Complete Bias

And how to avoid it

3 min readNov 7, 2017

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Auto-Complete Bias

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Meredith Butts

Meredith Butts

Library & Information Scientist | Educator | Speaker | Consultant | Information Literacy Advocate. I never stop chasing the right answer.

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