COVID-19 - Information Matters

Theory- and experience-grounded contemplations about the impact of the COVID-19 global health crisis were reflected in the recent study of disabled and neurodiverse Ph.D. students in information science programs in Canada and the U.S. that we conducted. Ph.D. students present a unique demographic in academia, blending the characteristics of students, researchers, and often teachers as well. Responses from 42 participants revealed a wide range of experiences in their doctoral programs that were both pandemic-specific and transcending the pandemic period.

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May 21, 2024 Lubna Daraz

Deadly Fiction versus Living Facts: Tackling the Covid-19 Information Virus

The COVID-19 pandemic has tragically claimed the lives of over 7 million people globally. This toll has been exacerbated by widespread suspicions information regarding the origins and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, leading to the proliferation of false beliefs and conspiracy theories. The dissemination of misinformation and disinformation (MIDI) has further fueled this phenomenon throughout the pandemic.

Featured Frontiers

March 29, 2024 Lubna Daraz

Unmasking Health Myths: Crafting Quality Standards Against Online Misinformation and Disinformation.

COVID-19 has become the catalyst of health MIDI (misinformation and disinformation) on the World Wide Web. It is difficult for people to know what to believe. If people act on wrong information, their health may get worse. We need to be ready when the next health emergency comes. We need to know how to find good health information.

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August 14, 2022 Zhongyun Zhou

How do mobile health apps empower users to enhance well-being during pandemics?

In this research, we aimed to understand how mHealth apps empower end-users to enhance their well-being against the pandemic event.

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June 2, 2022 Shengli Deng

The Evolving Customers’ Evaluations of Hospitality Services across COVID-19

Little is known about how pandemics alter travelers’ evaluations of hospitality services. Hospitality practice needs directions in organizing its priorities during acute pandemic situations and adjusting to possibly longer-lasting shifts in consumer preferences.

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May 27, 2022 Xiwei Wang

A Rumor Reversal Model of Online Health Information during the Covid-19 Epidemic

The Covid-19 epidemic has profoundly changed the global economy and society, bringing all individuals and organizations into the VUCA era—an era of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.

Editorial

April 28, 2022 Chirag Shah

Rediscovering the “Third Place”

Do you have a favorite “third place” to hang out? A place that’s other than your home and work? With the ongoing pandemic, we have lost that place, but that virtual or physical place is so important that we need to rediscover and reintroduce it in our lives.

InfoFire Multimedia

April 5, 2022 Shalini Urs

Science Communication, Research Data, and COVID-19: A Fireside Chat with Gagandeep Kang

Listen to Dr. Gagandeep Kang and her story in this episode of InfoFire, the fireside chat series from Information Matters. Dr. Kang takes us through her life’s journey, how her parents instilled the mandate to work, her passion for biology, and her student life at CMC Vellore, which shaped her thoughts and career.

Education Frontiers

January 30, 2022 Amy Rosellini

Hotel Workers Adapt to a Changing Industry

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 instigates a new wave of pandemic travel restrictions and global lockdowns, hospitality workers, including hotel workers, continue to suffer.

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January 19, 2022 Yi Bu

The Effects of COVID-19 on Scientific Novelty and Collaboration

Newton developed the basis for his groundbreaking work during the Great Plague. Will scientists be more novel during the pandemic like Newton?