dc.contributor.author | Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood | |
dc.contributor.author | Black Fylking, Cecilia | |
dc.contributor.author | Zeraatkar, Neda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-10T13:53:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-10T13:53:17Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-01-06T10:52:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | IFLA Journal. 2023, . | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0340-0352 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3042423 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate the coronavirus-related web-searching patterns of people from the 10 most affected nations in September 2020. The authors extracted all searches for the sample nations, consisting of the two words ‘COVID-19’ and ‘coronavirus’ and their variations, from Google Trends for the complete year of 2020. The results showed a discrepancy due to the priority of the language used during searches for coronavirus-related information. The time span of the attention level of citizens towards coronavirus-related information was relatively short (about one month). This supports the assumption of the activation model of information exposure that information which generates a negative affect is not welcomed by users. The findings have practical implications for governments and health authorities in, for example, launching information services for citizens in the early months of a pandemic and them remaining as the preferred source of information for citizens. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | online information seeking | en_US |
dc.subject | trends | en_US |
dc.subject | information avoidance | en_US |
dc.subject | googling | en_US |
dc.title | Online information seeking during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-country analysis | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Online information seeking during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-country analysis | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 17 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 10 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | IFLA Journal | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352221141466 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2101869 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |