The Impact of COVID-19 on the Information Literacy of Business Sharing Group Users
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Information Literacy of Business Sharing Group Users

Summary/Abstract: Purpose/Thesis: The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic made the digital space take a larger part in our everyday life. This article determines whether COVID-19 has in any way affected information literacy of users of a specific type, i.e. members of business sharing Facebook groups. Approach/Methods: The research involved a literature review and an analysis of data collected by the means of a survey. Results and conclusions: 104 people from eight groups from Lesser Poland, as well as Tri-City,Silesia, and Mazovia, took part in the pilot study. The survey covered the following themes: recognizing information needs and obtaining information, evaluating and using information, defining and self-assessing information literacy. The results showed that the participants did not think that COVID-19 had a significant impact on their information literacy, and they assessed their level of their own competences as adequate, or high. Originality/Value: The article contributes a new study which may inspire further discussions on the subject of social media users.

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