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http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2012.23.4.239

An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate Students' Health Information Needs and Seeking Behaviors in Social Media  

Kim, Soojung (전북대학교 문헌정보학과, 인문영상연구소)
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Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science / v.23, no.4, 2012 , pp. 239-260 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined undergraduates' health information needs, information seeking behaviors, and their perceptions of credibility of health information in social media environments. Interviews with 22 undergraduates revealed that social media was used mainly in a preventive stage or in a health maintenance stage. The perceptions of credibility of health information widely differed according to the type of social media. This finding indicated the need for health information literacy education that could help undergraduates effectively evaluate and acquire health information online.
Keywords
Social Media; Health Information Needs; Information Seeking Behaviors; Undergraduate Students; Interview;
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