SI PoI - Information Matters

Our analysis raises critical questions: Why do segments of the general public express such hostility towards women in digital spaces? Are these sentiments a mere reflection of broader societal attitudes, or are they amplified by the affordances of online anonymity and lack of accountability? What structural interventions are necessary to dismantle these patterns of digital violence? Understanding these underlying factors is imperative to formulating sustainable strategies to combat cyberbullying.

January 23, 2025 Sheng-Hsiang Lance Peng

Roots to Routes: Community Resilience through Ancestral Knowledge

In a world where progress and innovation are often prioritised, I highlight the need to reconnect with the past, drawing on the wisdom passed down through generations. Mnemohistory, which focuses on how societies remember and reinterpret their history, shows that communities don’t just preserve events but also pass on cultural practices, stories, and shared experiences that shape their identities, and by tracing developmental paths through this historical knowledge, we can see how communities use their past to deal with present challenges and plan for the future.

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January 16, 2025 Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin

How Information Objects Can Create Information Inequity

Information plays an important role in helping people make informed decisions and advocate for themselves socially, economically, and politically. However, not everyone has fair or equitable access to information. Information science scholars term this information inequity—the individual and societal factors that limit an individual, group, or nation’s access to information. Addressing information inequities by identifying and rectifying their causes is essential to helping all people fully participate in our society and democratic system.

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December 10, 2024 Dariush Alimohammadi

Religious Cults as Builders of Marginalized Communities

Religious cults represent the worst form of marginalization. Libraries must help people avoid falling into the trap of cults by informing them. Otherwise, it becomes almost impossible to return cult members to normal life, and even if a person leaves a cult after several decades, the effects of living in a closed system will keep them marginalized forever.

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December 5, 2024 Md Anwarul Islam

Exploring Women’s Health Information Literacy with AI: A South Asian Study

The relationship between AI and people’s health information is increasingly significant, and AI chatbot provides significantly more accurate answers to patients. However, while technology can help, it is up to people to decide how they want to use it. Even an AI tool like ChatGPT says “ChatGPT can make mistakes. Consider checking important information.” Using AI tools to make health-related decisions requires a good understanding of the information these tools provide. The project “AI and Health Information Literacy: A study exploring the perceived usefulness, and readiness among women in South Asia” aims to address the questions like “How do women in South Asia (SA) perceive the usefulness of AI in enhancing health information literacy?” and “What factors influence their readiness to adopt AI-driven health information technologies?”