Civic roles of libraries in combating information disorders in social media: A scoping review

Article type: Review Article

Authors: Yap, Joseph Marmol^* | Barat, Agnes Hajdu | Kiszl, Peter

Affiliations: Institute of Library and Information Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Joseph Marmol Yap, Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem Bolcseszettudomanyi Kar, Budapest, Hungary. E-mail: jomyap@student.elte.hu.

Abstract: This study used scoping review as an approach to examine and determine the extent of studies undertaken in civic engagement roles of libraries and librarians in times of rapid growth of information disorders in the social media environment. The research identified concepts, and methods by providing a systematic examination of academic and scientific literature published in the field. The scoping review was prepared based on Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis. After careful synthesis, a total of 22 documents were analyzed, and found that most research done in this area apply qualitative methods. The main concepts captured revolve around democracy, public sphere, civic engagement, and critical literacy. It is hoped that this scoping review provides a background understanding of the related concepts that appeared in this study. This study helps Library and Information Science (LIS) educators and librarians to discuss and collaborate in strengthening the practice of critical and information literacy.

Keywords: Civic engagement, critical theory, democracy, information literacy, social media, information disorder

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-220038

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 21-44, 2024