https://www.katethomasmlis.com/overdue-thoughts daily 0.75 2026-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d92d727e4e98057ed336d8/c404f9fc-b97f-4b89-bfd9-24bbb9701160/6.png https://www.katethomasmlis.com/overdue-thoughts/do-audiobooks-count monthly 0.5 2026-10-05 https://www.katethomasmlis.com/overdue-thoughts/what-does-a-digital-librarian-do-with-450-podcast-episodes monthly 0.5 2026-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d92d727e4e98057ed336d8/4f9222d6-6488-4929-b91b-e46fdbe37ddc/COERCED.png Overdue Thoughts - What Does a Digital Librarian Do With 450+ Podcast Episodes? - COERCED: The Devotion and Death of Mica Francis Miller is a LUNASHARK® DROP-FEED from the award-winning team behind the Murdaugh Murders Podcast — investigative journalists Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell, and Beth Braden — along with producers Kate Thomas, Grace Hills, and David Moses. It's a remastered, chronological retelling of more than 2 years of original reporting from the True Sunlight® Podcast, built for listeners who want to follow one case. https://www.katethomasmlis.com/overdue-thoughts/what-moving-reminded-me-about-information-literacy monthly 0.5 2026-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d92d727e4e98057ed336d8/1791235870019-85YVEHJMI83U8Q8946I9/Slide+3.png Overdue Thoughts - What Moving Reminded Me About Information Literacy When we were looking at rental agencies, I did not rely on the reviews linked directly from a listing. I checked multiple review sites, looked at local community groups, and compared what the company said about itself with what tenants were saying elsewhere. One source rarely gives you the whole picture, which is why cross-checking is such a useful information-literacy habit. If a claim matters to the decision you are making, look somewhere else too. A second source may confirm the first one, complicate it, or completely change your understanding. All of that information helps build a fuller picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d92d727e4e98057ed336d8/1791235871491-DKUOKJBPUHEGEIIHZXHC/Slide+4.png Overdue Thoughts - What Moving Reminded Me About Information Literacy Preschool research was a little different. Licensing mattered, of course, but licensing only told me that a school met a particular set of requirements. It did not tell me whether the curriculum was a good fit for our child, whether the daily schedule worked for our family, what the classroom environment felt like, or whether the school matched what we were actually looking for. We looked at what was being taught and made an in-person visit non-negotiable before making a decision. That same principle applies to a lot of information we encounter. 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