Information literacy as part of an interdisciplinary approach to combat misinformation
Introduction. Misinformation is a complex challenge that cuts across all fields and thus requires an interdisciplinary solution. As professionals who support information access and evaluation across fields and have long-championed information literacy, librarians could be well-situated to facilitat...
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Introduction. Misinformation is a complex challenge that cuts across all fields and thus requires an interdisciplinary solution. As professionals who support information access and evaluation across fields and have long-championed information literacy, librarians could be well-situated to facilitate collaborative responses. So far, however, library science has remained fairly siloed in its approach, similar to other fields.
Method. As a conceptual paper, this submission does not employ a detailed methodology but provides an overview of relevant literature.
Analysis. This paper provides a high-level overview of research and thinking related to misinformation and information literacy across a wide range of fields.
Results. The overview illustrates the complexity of the problem and the intersecting ideas and responses, with a focus on how these relate to librarianship and information literacy.
Conclusions. The paper concludes with a proposed framework for an interdisciplinary approach to studying misinformation with an aim to developing information literacy competencies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d837543d10c47978750a3d3fcc83dcc2025-08-20T03:48:02ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132025-05-0130CoLIS10.47989/ir30CoLIS52318Information literacy as part of an interdisciplinary approach to combat misinformationLaura Saunders0Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Introduction. Misinformation is a complex challenge that cuts across all fields and thus requires an interdisciplinary solution. As professionals who support information access and evaluation across fields and have long-championed information literacy, librarians could be well-situated to facilitate collaborative responses. So far, however, library science has remained fairly siloed in its approach, similar to other fields. Method. As a conceptual paper, this submission does not employ a detailed methodology but provides an overview of relevant literature. Analysis. This paper provides a high-level overview of research and thinking related to misinformation and information literacy across a wide range of fields. Results. The overview illustrates the complexity of the problem and the intersecting ideas and responses, with a focus on how these relate to librarianship and information literacy. Conclusions. The paper concludes with a proposed framework for an interdisciplinary approach to studying misinformation with an aim to developing information literacy competencies. https://publicera.kb.se/ir/article/view/52318Information literacy and related literaciesmisinformationinformation literacyinterdisciplinary |
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