Montesi, Michela Human information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis. A literature review. Library and Information Science Research, 2021, vol. 43, n. 4. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]
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English abstract
The research carried out on human information behavior (HIB) during the Covid-19 health crisis was reviewed, with the premise that HIB and information practices allow humans to adapt to the changing circumstances of existence. A literature search was run on the LISTA and Google Scholar databases from middle March 2020 up to the end of March 2021. After filtering retrieved results, 52 studies were selected. Results are summarized into seven main themes, including the use of traditional and social media, infoveillance of search engines and social media activity, misinformation, disinformation and infodemics, and uncertainty and emotions. Results point to the need to carry out additional research in specific contexts and addressing vulnerable and marginalized groups. Further areas of inquiry include the interplay of emotions, knowledge and behaviors during the information seeking process, a better understanding of local knowledge and experiential knowledge, and the need to comprehend the limitations of ICT.
Item type: | Journal article (Unpaginated) |
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Keywords: | Human, information behavior, Covid-19, pandemic, Information and communication technologies, Emotions, Experiential knowledge. |
Subjects: | B. Information use and sociology of information > BA. Use and impact of information. B. Information use and sociology of information > BC. Information in society. |
Depositing user: | Michela Montesi |
Date deposited: | 08 Aug 2024 13:07 |
Last modified: | 08 Aug 2024 13:07 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45364 |
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