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Inner-city gatekeepers: An exploratory survey of their information use environment

1999; Wiley; Volume: 50; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1097-4571(1999)50

1097-4571

John Agada,

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

Journal of the American Society for Information ScienceVolume 50, Issue 1 p. 74-85 Research Inner-city gatekeepers: An exploratory survey of their information use environment John Agada, John Agada agada@csd.uwm.edu School of Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201Search for more papers by this author John Agada, John Agada agada@csd.uwm.edu School of Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 January 1999 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1999)50:1 3.0.CO;2-FCitations: 85AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract This article describes the information use environment (IUE) of African-American gatekeepers in Harambee, an inner-city neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In-depth one-on-one interviews were held with a purposive sample of 20 gatekeepers identified through community-based organizations between April and May 1997. Findings indicated that the gatekeepers were slightly better educated and earned more than the average Harambee resident. The most prevalent information needs experience related to race relations, crime and family, and their sources of unmet needs were lack of awareness of or access to existing information or resources. Interpersonal sources were preferred over all other sources because of concerns about trustworthiness and credibility of information. The implications of these findings for professional information services are discussed. Citing Literature Volume50, Issue1Special Issue: Youth Issues in Information Science1999Pages 74-85 RelatedInformation