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S torytelling is an old practice with new implications for the evolution and dissemination of information. Building on the data\, information\, knowledg e\, and wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy\, the S-DIKW framework (S for Storytelling) provides a theoretical framework for understanding information and misinfo rmation in story form. Applications of storytelling include strategies for the defense of public institutions—especially libraries and public health a gencies—currently under attack politically\, financially\, and via disinfor mation.
The in-development Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians p rovides a working example for how information professionals can combine dat a and storytelling to fortify information institutions\, and this is the ba sis for the in-progress book Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries. This work draws on a new concept of critical data storytelling that fo cuses on storytelling power\, uncovering who has it\, how it operates\, and its consequences for peoples’ lives. Rooted in critical theory\, the book promotes ethical use of data storytelling by recognizing its potential to b oth include and exclude. These theoretical approaches have practical implic ations for communities\, social justice\, and data literacy\, and as a foun dation for practical intervention into contemporary information crises.
Dr. Kate McDowell focus es on storytelling as information research\, social justice storytelling\, and how the history of library storytelling can enhance contemporary data s torytelling. Her writing appears in Library Quarterly\, College and Researc h Libraries\, and JASIST\, where her article Storytelling wisdom: Story\, i nformation\, and DIKW theorizes storytelling as a fundamental information f orm. She advises regional\, national\, and international nonprofits\, inclu ding work with the World Health Organization on storytelling responses to o nline health misinformation. McDowell leads the nationally-funded Data Stor ytelling Toolkit for Librarians\, currently in development to equip public libraries with the narrative tools they need to thrive in the data-driven e ra. McDowell is an associate professor at the School of Information Science s at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, USA. Her teaching on bot h storytelling and data storytelling was internationally celebrated with th e ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award in 2022.
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