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Paper Session 06: Information Flows: COVID-19
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4:00pm - 4:25pm
ID: 309 / PS-06: 1 Long Papers Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Domain-Specific Informatics (cultural informatics; cultural heritage informatics; health informatics; medical informatics; bioinformatics; business informatics; crisis informatics; social and community informatics Keywords: COVID-19 Prevention & Control Policy; Policy Document Mining; Policy Target; Policy Tools; Policiometrics The Mining of China's Policies Against COVID-19 from Policy Targets and Policy Tools Perspectives 1Renmin University of China, People's Republic of China; 2The University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China In response to the global disaster of COVID-19, every country has implemented various policies. China, as a developing country, has issued policies to combat COVID-19 that could serve as a reference for future pandemic prevention and control efforts, and may offer lessons for national governance. This paper employs bibliometric methods, text mining, and network analysis to mine and characterize the evolution of China's policies against COVID-19. Specifically, we extract policy targets and identify the policy tools from each policy, cross-compare the policy tools used for different policy targets, and characterize their evolution during the pandemic. Our findings show that policy targets have shifted over different stages to balance epidemic prevention with economic development. We also identify several shortcomings in distribution and utilization of policy tools. To improve policy implementation, it is crucial to align policy targets with appropriate policy tools and ensure a balanced and functional approach to policy implementation. 4:25pm - 4:50pm
ID: 304 / PS-06: 2 Long Papers Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Domain-Specific Informatics (cultural informatics; cultural heritage informatics; health informatics; medical informatics; bioinformatics; business informatics; crisis informatics; social and community informatics Keywords: COVID-19; information flow; information policy. Charting the Australian COVID-19 Information Flow: Implications for Information Policy 1Charles Sturt University, Australia; 2University of South Australia, Australia; 3National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan; 4Wuhan University, People's Republic of China; 5Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia; 6University of the Punjab, Pakistan The outbreak of COVID-19 posed one of the most serious threats to humanity in recent times. The rapid transmission of this virus across the globe and presence of various information imperfections (e.g., absence of information, confusing information, misinformation) made the craft of developing an effective information policy during this pandemic extremely difficult. This study has analyzed the COVID-19 information environment of Australia with an aim to understand the important features of the information flow which, in part, helped Australia to achieve one of the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rates. The findings of this study carry important implications for the design of future information policy imperatives aiming to deal with pandemics, natural catastrophes, and human-made disasters. 4:50pm - 5:15pm
ID: 251 / PS-06: 3 Long Papers Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Information Behavior (information behavior; information-seeking behavior; information needs and use; information practices; usability; user experience; human-computer interaction; human-technology interaction; human-AI interaction) Keywords: Information seeking; information use; health information; Covid-19; vaccine knowledge A Study of COVID-19 Information Behaviors Among Black Americans 1Louisiana State University, USA; 2Washington University in St. Louis, USA Many Black Americans expressed skepticism and hesitancy about the Covid-19 vaccine. The objective of this research is to examine whether there is a relationship between Covid-19 vaccine status, Covid-19 vaccine knowledge, and information seeking about the coronavirus. A national online questionnaire of 222 Black identified individuals completed the instrument in the Summer of 2021. We conducted data analysis using ANOVA and nonparametric correlation tests among the variables. Findings show that individuals who have received the COVID-19 vaccine exhibited greater COVID-19 vaccine-related knowledge compared to people who declined the vaccine, or were hesitant adopters. There is no significant difference in the level of knowledge between those who are hesitant about the vaccine and those who declined it. Finally, there is a moderate positive correlation between COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and engagement in COVID-19-related information seeking. We conclude with strategies to improve the Black American health information environment by way of practice, policy, and action. 5:15pm - 5:40pm
ID: 224 / PS-06: 4 Long Papers Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Research into Practice (participatory research; practice-based research; research impact) Keywords: community engaged research; Covid-19; misinformation; information sessions, informational justice Meeting People Where They Are: Hyper-Local Engagements Around COVID-19 Misinformation in New Jersey Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA This paper details the findings from a study investigating the efficacy of community-based and -organized information sessions for dispelling public health misinformation around COVID-19. The authors used community-engaged participatory action research methods to co-organize town halls with community members, groups, and officials to disseminate COVID information for two New Jersey towns and townships with differing demographic compositions in late 2020 through 2021. These sessions aimed to share reliable, trustworthy public health and safety information around the COVID-19 pandemic. This small-scale, qualitative study suggests that this type of hyper-localized information session where residents can interact with local leaders and talk openly about local problems around public health can be a point of connection for people with their community, that helps them access and address localized public health problems in myriad ways. In so doing, this study suggests ways to re-imagine public health information and communication practices to promote informational justice. |