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lay information mediary: a standalone construct

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Library and information science

a person who seeks information on behalf of or because of others, without acting as a professional intermediary.

In library and information science, lay information mediary refers to a person who seeks information on behalf of or because of others, without acting as a professional intermediary. This meaning comes from Abrahamson (2008) in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA.[1]

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association4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs information4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs library1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Abrahamson, J. A., Fisher, K. E., Turner, A. G., Durrance, J. C., & Turner, T. C. (2008). Lay information mediary behavior uncovered: exploring how nonprofessionals seek health information for themselves and others online. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 96(4), 310-323. https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.96.4.006

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