Búsqueda y evaluación de información: dos competencias necesarias en el contexto de las fake news

Main Authors: Saraiva Cruz, Ignacio, Alonso Varela, Lucía
Format: Journal PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2020
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Online Access: http://eprints.rclis.org/40433/1/9759-Texto%20del%20art%C3%ADculo-31429-1-10-20200730.pdf
http://doi.org/10.24215/18539912e090
http://eprints.rclis.org/40433/
Daftar Isi:
  • In the information society, the creation and dissemination of information has had an exponential growth, which representsa challenge for individuals when it comes to accessing reliable information. From a bibliographic review, three key conceptsare presented and discussed: information search, information evaluation and fake news. e first two are conceptualized asindispensable competencies to face fake news. Likewise, some definitions and implications that these competencies have totrain individuals in the handling of information are exposed. e phenomenon of fake news demands the acquisition of thesecompetencies, central to discern between reliable and non-reliable information. Finally, the information professional is positionedas a relevant actor in the development of information competencies, and information science as part of the debate on this subject,for integrating the informational and communicational world.