Abstract

ALONSO VARELA, Lucía  and  SARAIVA CRUZ, Ignacio. Búsqueda y evaluación de información: dos competencias necesarias en el contexto de las fake news. Palabra clave [online]. 2020, vol.9, n.2, pp.90-90. ISSN 1853-9912.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.24215/18539912e090.

In the information society, the creation and dissemination of information has had an exponential growth, which represents a challenge for individuals when it comes to accessing reliable information. From a bibliographic review, three key concepts are presented and discussed: information search, information evaluation and fake news. The first two are conceptualized as indispensable competencies to face fake news. Likewise, some definitions and implications that these competencies have to train individuals in the handling of information are exposed. The phenomenon of fake news demands the acquisition of these competencies, central to discern between reliable and non-reliable information. Finally, the information professional is positioned as a relevant actor in the development of information competencies, and information science as part of the debate on this subject, for integrating the informational and communicational world.

Keywords : Information search; Information evaluation; Information competencies; Information literacy; Fake news.

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