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Public Libraries Fighting Disinformation: An Analysis of Knowledge, Resources, and Actions of Portuguese Librarians

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Information Experience and Information Literacy (ECIL 2023)

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The disinformation fight is global and urgent, making it relevant to train librarians from all walks of life so that they can use its multiplier effect in training strategies for users. In the case of public libraries in Portugal, the actions developed in this regard are unknown. This exploratory study aims to better understand the level of knowledge, practices, and resources available in Portuguese public libraries to combat misinformation. To this end, a questionnaire was created and launched at public libraries in Portugal. The results show a consistent knowledge of librarians on the subject, but still incipient actions to combat disinformation, which anticipates the pressing need to carry out more targeted training for these professionals, as well as to provide pedagogical resources and strategies to encourage learning among populations, which can contribute to achieving a culture of more attentive, integrated and critical citizens.

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  1. UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Tatiana Sanches

  2. APPsyCI, Ispa-Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal

    Carlos Lopes

  3. Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (ESTeSL), Lisboa, Portugal

    Maria Luz Antunes

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  1. Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

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  2. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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  3. Université Gustav Eiffel, Paris, France

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  4. Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

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  5. Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

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  6. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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  7. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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  8. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Sanches, T., Lopes, C., Antunes, M.L. (2024). Public Libraries Fighting Disinformation: An Analysis of Knowledge, Resources, and Actions of Portuguese Librarians. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., et al. Information Experience and Information Literacy. ECIL 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2043. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52998-6_13

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