Library Leaders Forum 2023: Registration is now open
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:09 am
At our in-person session, we’ll gather together with the builders & dreamers to envision an equitable future for digital lending. We’ll reserve the afternoon for workshops and unconference breakouts so that you can choose your own conversation, or lead one yourself. Capacity will be capped at 60 attendees. Interested in attending?
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Citizen Journalist Traces the Science to Debunk Public Health Misinformation
Posted onAugust 21, 2023 by Caralee Adams
Sarah Barry wanted to become a fighter for something—but she didn’t know exactly what.
Citizen journalist Sarah Barry
“I was frustrated with all that was going on in the phone number library world. I knew I couldn’t wave a magic wand and fix everything, but I wanted to help in some small way,” said the 28-year-old who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and works in IT.
She decided to leverage her research skills to help correct misinformation about vaccines and public health.
For Barry, the Wayback Machine has been critical in tracking the science and sharing what she’s discovered. Without the Internet Archive, she said, valuable internet history that she needs to do effective research would have been completely lost.
“I use the Internet Archive to look up old links and resources that have since gone defunct,” said Barry. “I also use the Archive to actively input web pages that need to be saved or saved again to ensure that any resources I’m currently using are saved for mine or other’s future reference.
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Citizen Journalist Traces the Science to Debunk Public Health Misinformation
Posted onAugust 21, 2023 by Caralee Adams
Sarah Barry wanted to become a fighter for something—but she didn’t know exactly what.
Citizen journalist Sarah Barry
“I was frustrated with all that was going on in the phone number library world. I knew I couldn’t wave a magic wand and fix everything, but I wanted to help in some small way,” said the 28-year-old who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and works in IT.
She decided to leverage her research skills to help correct misinformation about vaccines and public health.
For Barry, the Wayback Machine has been critical in tracking the science and sharing what she’s discovered. Without the Internet Archive, she said, valuable internet history that she needs to do effective research would have been completely lost.
“I use the Internet Archive to look up old links and resources that have since gone defunct,” said Barry. “I also use the Archive to actively input web pages that need to be saved or saved again to ensure that any resources I’m currently using are saved for mine or other’s future reference.