Donald A. Barclay began working as an academic librarian in 1990, holding positions at New Mexico State University, the University of Houston, the Texas Medical Center, and the University of California, Merced. After joining UC Merced in 2002, he held several leadership positions in the library until his retirement in June 2022. He has authored numerous articles and books, including Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies: How to Find Trustworthy Information in the Digital Age, which was published by Roman Littlefield in June 2018 and spent two months as an Amazon #1 New Release. His follow-up book, Disinformation: The Nature of Facts and Lies in the Post-Truth Era came out in April 2022. He is currently working on a history of U.S. academic libraries in the digital age while serving a term as president of the Friends of the Merced County Library.
