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Article: Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China
Title | Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China |
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Issue Date | 2023 |
Publisher | Emerald. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/lht.htm |
Citation | Library Hi Tech, 2023 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Purpose The impact of COVID-19 has led to a surge in the public’s reliance on the Internet for pandemic information, and the policy of home isolation has exacerbated this. This study aimed to investigate public information needs and ways of accessing and disseminating information during COVID-19 in mainland China. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative research approach to conduct semi-structured interviews with 15 participants from 9 cities in mainland China about information needs and access behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak. All interview recordings were converted into text and proofread, then coded and summarised in correspondence with the research questions using the grounded theory. Findings This study summarized the dynamics of public information needs during the 2.5-year pandemic and identified the difficulties in accessing certain information. Originality/value Although information needs of public health emergencies have been a hot topic during COVID-19, scant studies focus on information needs in specific countries in Asia, especially in mainland China, the first country with a major outbreak and stringent lockdown mandates. Therefore, the current study is well enriched by focusing on information demand behavior in the context of COVID-19. Possible measures for improvement were also given to existing and potential problems, taking into account the participants’ views. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/324889 |
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dc.contributor.author | Yi, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chiu, KWD | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-20T01:40:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-20T01:40:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Library Hi Tech, 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/324889 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose The impact of COVID-19 has led to a surge in the public’s reliance on the Internet for pandemic information, and the policy of home isolation has exacerbated this. This study aimed to investigate public information needs and ways of accessing and disseminating information during COVID-19 in mainland China. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative research approach to conduct semi-structured interviews with 15 participants from 9 cities in mainland China about information needs and access behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak. All interview recordings were converted into text and proofread, then coded and summarised in correspondence with the research questions using the grounded theory. Findings This study summarized the dynamics of public information needs during the 2.5-year pandemic and identified the difficulties in accessing certain information. Originality/value Although information needs of public health emergencies have been a hot topic during COVID-19, scant studies focus on information needs in specific countries in Asia, especially in mainland China, the first country with a major outbreak and stringent lockdown mandates. Therefore, the current study is well enriched by focusing on information demand behavior in the context of COVID-19. Possible measures for improvement were also given to existing and potential problems, taking into account the participants’ views. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Emerald. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/lht.htm | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Library Hi Tech | - |
dc.title | Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chiu, KWD: dchiu88@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/LHT-08-2022-0398 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 343768 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000906939600001 | - |