Re-thinking Information Ethics : Truth, Conspiracy Theories, and Librarians in the COVID-19 Era

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Re-thinking Information Ethics: Truth, Conspiracy Theories, and Librarians in the COVID-19 Era
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Lor, Peter; Wiles, Bradley; Britz, Johannes
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Libri, 71, 2021, 1, S. 1-14
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2021
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