Embedded librarians: An innovative experience in health and wellness communication.

The article discusses the experiences of Italian librarians taking part in an institutional project to produce a new general‐public‐oriented health web portal. The web portal was set up to provide verified and easily understandable health information, and to debunk health‐related fake news circulati...

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Published in:Health Information & Libraries Journal Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 194 - 198
Main Authors: Barbaro, Annarita, Amicarella, Sofia Enrica, Ferrari, Paola, Sorcini, Ilaria, Zedda, Monica
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2022
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          Amicarella, Sofia Enrica
          Ferrari, Paola
          Sorcini, Ilaria
          Zedda, Monica
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          Health Education
          Health Literacy
          Professional Development
          Access to Information
          Health Information
          World Wide Web
          Librarians Italy
          Skill Acquisition
          Italy
          Diagnostic Tests, Routine
          Nutrition
          Life Style
          Disinformation
          Web Search Engines
          Social Media
      ab: The article discusses the experiences of Italian librarians taking part in an institutional project to produce a new general‐public‐oriented health web portal. The web portal was set up to provide verified and easily understandable health information, and to debunk health‐related fake news circulating on the internet. The different roles, knowledge and skills acquired in during the project this are discussed and show how the librarian's knowledge and skills were of fundamental importance for the success of the Web Portal. By collaborating with other professions new skills such as social media management, video creation and Search Engine Optimization were gained, which enhanced the information literacy role of the service.
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