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by Paula Younger (Author)
Social media has now been an integral part of life for over 20 years, revolutionizing so many aspects of our lives that it is now difficult to imagine a world without it. As smartphone technology has matured and users have grown more sophisticated in their use of various social media platforms, concerns about privacy, ethics, censorship, and misinformation have grown and become more complex.
Social Media in Healthcare Information provides an overview of current and recent developments in social media, concentrating on the most influential and well-established platforms. In addition to drawing together some of the most recently published scholarship in this area, this necessary book includes practical tips and considerations of how the platforms can be used to support knowledge and library service provision in healthcare settings as well as
- the use of social media in healthcare research and medical education;
- COVID-19 and misinformation;
- digital inequalities and technological barriers;
- confidentiality, privacy and security;
- social media campaigns, data analysis and trends; and
- AI, big data and the future-proofing the profession.
Author Biography
Paula Younger is a UK Chartered Librarian with several years of experience in NHS, academic, and government libraries and information services. Her interests include the use of technology, health literacy, and healthcare information in languages other than English. Since the 1990s, she has published several articles, which have appeared in several professional LIS and nursing journals as well as on international websites. In 2010 she co-edited the facet title Using Web 2.0 for Health Information with Peter Morgan of Cambridge University (now retired). Contributing author Veronica Price is a UK Chartered Librarian (confirmation pending) working for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Her duties include outreach, overseeing social media for the service, and providing training and literature searching support. She has also been involved in successful partnership working with the local Public Library service with a strong focus on health literacy. Before moving into healthcare librarianship, she worked in the state school system in Somerset.
