How important health information on the world crisis today?
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Answer:
Current information science curricula focus on preparing our students to be information professionals mostly in daily activities under normal circumstances. With 21st‐century information professionals more embedded in all aspects of human society, it is important that our students have sufficient knowledge about how to function in global health crises.
Explanation:
In rapidly developing situations, misinformation due to inaccurate descriptions or interpretations of the situation and deliberately falsified disinformation are easily generated and spread quickly. As disinformation/misinformation has become a hot topic and is studied in a wide range of disciplines and fields, we urge information scientists to examine: (a) how information science might assist the use of trustworthy social media information while avoiding misinformation/disinformation, (b) systematic ways to automatically detect and stop the spread of misinformation/disinformation on mass media and social media, and (c) strategies to help authoritative organizations in using social media to communicate with individuals and intervene when health misinformation/disinformation spreads.