Raw Data to Published Article

Digging down to find original sources and raw data. It takes time, patience and magic librarian research skills. Most people don't do it, they see an article or picture and take it as fact and sometimes even extend that 'fact' to apply to a broader scope. This is part of the reason why there is so much mis-information in the world. I wonder what the world would be like if everyone understood and valued the importance of information literacy.

I just read an amazing article on TED about the guy that edits photos for NASA. It was a great visual example of how information changes/evolves from it's raw data sources to published/shared post. I hope to use it in a future information literacy class to illustrate how important it is to realize that each article is an interpretation of raw data.

http://ideas.ted.com/gallery-the-art-and-science-of-space-photography/?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=ideas-blog&utm_term=science

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