COVID-19 Misinformation and the Role of the Information Professional

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dc.contributor.authorBorteye, Edward Mensah
dc.contributor.authorLamptey, Richard Bruce
dc.contributor.authorKodjo, Atiso
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Esther
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-9431-5294
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-18T10:28:06Z
dc.date.available2024-12-18T10:28:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.descriptionThis article is published by ISC.CA, 2022 and is also available at https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2023.21.3.9.3
dc.description.abstractOne group whose work involves information management is librarians. The study thus sought to understand their information management and sharing behavior during the current pandemic. An online survey was activated and shared among respondents. The questionnaires created with Google Forms were sent through the WhatsApp messaging system and email addresses of the members of the national library association (The Ghana Library Association). The questionnaire elicited information on COVID-19 information sharing and management of librarians in Ghana. Librarians in the country were asked how they receive, share and check the credibility of information regarding the pandemic. Results indicated that different people treated pandemic-related information differently. The respondents were involved in information sharing and considered information management as very important in the fight against the disease. It came out that the surest way to contain the disease would be through a well-coordinated channel such as educating the masses in information literacy and news literacy skills.
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUST
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Information Science and Management Vol. 21, No. 3, 2023, 145-159
dc.identifier.urihttps://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2023.21.3.9.3
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16056
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherISC.CA
dc.titleCOVID-19 Misinformation and the Role of the Information Professional
dc.typeArticle
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