Abstract:
Many people have been misled since the start of this pandemic, primarily via social media. Fake news is widely available on the radio, in the newspaper, on television, and on social media. The librarian is required to gather, assess, organize, package, and transmit information, especially to the information-poor society that has put a great deal of pressure on it to act in urgent situations like the COVID-19 pandemic era. Librarians are already recognizing the possibilities of social media in offering up-to-date information to their voluminous user base in their responsibility of ensuring that patrons are properly informed about Covid 19. The study concluded that librarians are tasked with reaching user populations during the COVID-19 shutdown and improving their access to current, pertinent information. Librarians are required to gather, organize, store, and sort out the accurate information for their clients in this age of information explosion when thousands of bits of information are chunked out every day to prevent misinformation. It was recommended in the study that librarian should emphasize preventive measures in the health information posted on Covid 19 such as not shaking hands, keeping up with proper cleanliness, using a face mask, and avoiding close contact with others.
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