A study of the information behaviors of African refugees

Hassan, Musa Dauda; Wolfram, Dietmar

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Title

A study of the information behaviors of African refugees

Author(s)

• Hassan, Musa Dauda
• Wolfram, Dietmar

Issue Date

2019-03-15

Keyword(s)

• Information behavior
• Information needs
• Information seeking
• African refugees

Abstract

We provide preliminary findings of a study of the information behaviors of African refugees living in an urban area in the Midwest of the United States. Twenty-six participants completed a questionnaire of their information needs and seeking behaviors, participated in an interview regarding these behaviors and/or participated in a focus group session. Data collected from these three data sources were analyzed to better understand the challenges recently arrived African refugees en-countered. Participants' information needs centered around housing, health care, employment and education. The participants were not necessarily satisfied with the information they were able to find, and they reported initially relying heavily on their case workers as sources of information when they first arrived in the United States until they were able to establish larger networks of contacts, which expanded their information sources and behaviors.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2019 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103316

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Copyright 2019 Musa Dauda Hassan and Dietmar Wolfram

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