Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11667/272
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Title: The role of the Public Library in Combating Misinformation and Disinformation: a Review
Other Titles: ACE MIDI
Creator(s): Buchanan, Steven
Contact Email: s.j.buchanan@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: misinformation
disinformation
public libraries
Citation: Buchanan, S (2026): The role of the Public Library in Combating Misinformation and Disinformation: a Review. University of Stirling, Division of Communications, Media and Culture. Dataset. http://hdl.handle.net/11667/272
Publisher: University of Stirling, Division of Communications, Media and Culture.
Dataset Description (Abstract): This study undertook a review of the role of public libraries in England in addressing misinformation and disinformation in UK society. The project was led by the University of Stirling in collaboration with the University of Glasgow. it was conducted via survey of library staff in England. The deposited data provided here is the Questionnaire data. The Questionnaire consisted of five sections: respondent (library staff) demographics; members of the public that respondents (library) staff interact with; respondent (library staff) mis/disinformation practices; respondent (library staff) mis/disinformation capacity and challenges; and respondent (library staff) mis/disinformation perspectives.
Dataset Description (TOC): ACE MIDI Data Dictionary (Dataset Data Dictionary), ACE MIDI Dataset CSV (Dataset in CSV format), ACE MIDI Dataset XLSX (Dataset in xlsx format), ACE MIDI Dataset SPSS (Dataset in SPSS format).
Type: dataset
Contract/Grant Title: The role of the Public Library in Combating Misinformation and Disinformation: a Review
Funder(s): Arts Council England
Contract/Grant Number: INVF-00786891
Worktribe Project ID: 2073805
Geographic Location(s): England
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11667/272
Rights: After embargo period ends, rights covered by the standard CC-BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Affiliation(s) of Dataset Creator(s): University of Stirling (Communications, Media and Culture)

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