Sunday with Cornell in the Berkshires:
Cornell Lecture on Fake News & Tanglewood Concert
Presentation by Cornell University Librarian

Sunday, August 12, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. | Lenox, MA | Register Here

The deliberate distribution of misinformation existed long before anybody called it “fake news.” But the agency, content, and impact of this misinformation has changed. Thanks to the internet, that house of mirrors, malicious individuals and organizations are able to spread fake news much more easily than before. It travels much farther, much faster. It can deal with almost any topic. It can sway voters. Is “fake news” any concern of libraries? Should libraries collect and provide access to it? What tools (if any) should libraries offer users to identify it?

Gerald Beasley, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, will talk about the Library’s important role in collecting and providing access to information that has an impact on society, regardless of its medium. Collecting web sites and other venues where fake news flourishes is essential for current affairs analysts and future historians. Protecting the privacy of patrons and the confidentiality of their research is equally important. Gerald will also argue that libraries can and should provide tools to help people assess the truth of a news item.

Date: Sunday, August 12, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: The Lenox Club, 111 Yokun Avenue, Lenox, MA 01240
Cost: $35/person Club members, $45/person non-members
Payment: Please bring a check payable to Cornell Club of the Berkshires to the event
Note: If you are not a Club member, join now. For $20/person or $30/couple, you will save $10/per person for this brunch and be able to attend other free and reduced cost events through 6/30/2019! Click here for the membership form.
RSVP: dgadelman@gmail.com to let us know you are able to attend.

Tanglewood Performance

Sunday, August 12, 2018 | 2:30 p.m. | Lenox, MA | Tickets

Following the Cornell program, drive a mile down the road to attend the 2:30 p.m. program at Tanglewood. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Tilson Thomas, Rachmaninoff and Mahler. Click here for tickets and information.

Event questions? Please contact Jessica Raha at Jessica.raha@cornell.edu