O papel do bibliotecário no combate a desinformação em saúde: Uma revisão de literatura para identificação de competências

Abstract

Misinformation, the spread of fake news, and the manipulation of information have become a growing problem, affecting public health, democracy, and social life in general. In this context, the role of the librarian becomes crucial, assuming the responsibility of being a reliable mediator and an agent to combat misinformation. The objective of this research is to analyze the competencies of librarians in combating health misinformation described in the literature in the area of Library Science and Information Science. The article analyzed bibliographies identified in the (BRAPCI) database using exploratory and descriptive methods. Therefore, it is an exploratory and descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, adopting a literature review. The research sought to discover through analysis of disinformation and its impacts, to better understand the severity of the problem and how this phenomenon affects society in different areas, such as health, seeking to understand how librarians can face this phenomenon in relation to the skills that help combat disinformation and also discover essential tools and skills, how to develop new strategies and actions and how to promote the culture of fact-checking. In this way, this research can be of great importance to the academic and scientific environment since we live in a period in which mass information has proliferated on a previously unimaginable scale, affecting all social classes.