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166 | Digital Media and Storytelling in Higher Education students’ information literacy where they learn about organizing resources and the criteria for determining whether they are credible. Students can visualize the information in a library through data-driven stories or organize it into a transmedia narrative. Archives offer the opportunity for genealogical research, as private sources can provide excellent material for uncovering a personal digital history. In an exercise by Leaf and Diaz (2017), students were asked to trace the history of objects from a medical history museum whose use is no longer known. In addition, Hecker (2021) presents practices in local history education that combine virtual library services and archival sessions. Libraries and archives are not only places for research but are also spaces for education in a broader sense. Many libraries organize reading meetings for writers or book clubs. Nagy (2004) believes that the library is an ideal place for regular bibliotherapy sessions and proposes the integration of bibliotherapy courses into librarian training in Hungary. 2.3 Journalism Studies Media theory, political science, anthropology, and sociology focus on mass media narratives, which are typically published by political actors or media institutions on various social media platforms. Courses in communication and media studies may examine the structure of these micro-narratives, as well as their serial publication patterns and the reactions of the target audience. As part of a systematic analysis, students can identify the tools of visual and verbal manipulation and explore the mechanisms of action of virally circulating political narratives. However, news narratives can also be approached through sociology, specifically the study of production, where an important aspect is the reconstruction of the organizational background behind the production of news. In the analysis of the Web 2.0 news stream, the role of gatekeepers in the selection process and the role of news directors, editors, and reporters can serve as discussion and research topics. It is also worth examining the criteria used by newsrooms and press agencies to select which events are newsworthy and whether ideological intentions or the journalist’s value preferences are factors in the selection process. In addition to interpretive and reflective practices, students can also create their own memes, infographics, and videos that comply with the principles of professional media communication. Publishing data-driven stories is a natural part of 21*-century mass communication. Journalists aim to present data in new forms, using dashboards and infographics which allow complex topics to be presented in a multidimensional, logical, and concise way. An additional benefit of data-driven stories is that they also provide clear information to the target audience about hidden contexts or difficult-tounderstand scientific connections, thus educating and inspiring change in the
