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Global health crises are also information crises: A call to action

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  • Bo Xie
  • Daqing He
  • Tim Mercer
  • Youfa Wang
  • Dan Wu
  • Kenneth R. Fleischmann
  • Yan Zhang
  • Linda H. Yoder
  • Keri K. Stephens
  • Michael Mackert
  • Min Kyung Lee

Abstract

In this opinion paper, we argue that global health crises are also information crises. Using as an example the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) epidemic, we (a) examine challenges associated with what we term “global information crises”; (b) recommend changes needed for the field of information science to play a leading role in such crises; and (c) propose actionable items for short‐ and long‐term research, education, and practice in information science.

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  • Bo Xie & Daqing He & Tim Mercer & Youfa Wang & Dan Wu & Kenneth R. Fleischmann & Yan Zhang & Linda H. Yoder & Keri K. Stephens & Michael Mackert & Min Kyung Lee, 2020. "Global health crises are also information crises: A call to action," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 71(12), pages 1419-1423, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jinfst:v:71:y:2020:i:12:p:1419-1423
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.24357
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