Abstract
Introduction. There is a substantial amount of research on refugees and integration. Also in library and information science there are studies focusing on refugees. However, this research knowledge doesn’t easily transfer between disciplines. This paper is a scoping literature review on main perspectives studied within integration research. The aim is to explore how the information perspective is represented and if there is a need for bringing the information perspective more actively into the integration research discourse.
Method.Review articles were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection indexes using Boolean search strings.
Analysis. (1) The retrieved review articles were categorised into the research areas with content description through keywords. (2) Thematic analysis of the review articles with information related perspectives was conducted.
Results. The analysis showed that most integration related research is done within public environmental and occupational health. In library and information science there is relevant theory development and important research on information literacy and other information related phenomena.
Conclusion. It is important to bring information literacy to the common integration frameworks as a (meta)facilitator of integration. Better communication is needed across the disciplines to guarantee the contribution of research results to successful integration.
Method.Review articles were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection indexes using Boolean search strings.
Analysis. (1) The retrieved review articles were categorised into the research areas with content description through keywords. (2) Thematic analysis of the review articles with information related perspectives was conducted.
Results. The analysis showed that most integration related research is done within public environmental and occupational health. In library and information science there is relevant theory development and important research on information literacy and other information related phenomena.
Conclusion. It is important to bring information literacy to the common integration frameworks as a (meta)facilitator of integration. Better communication is needed across the disciplines to guarantee the contribution of research results to successful integration.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Information research: an international electronic journal |
Subtitle of host publication | Special supplement: Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 28-30 September, 2020. |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Dec 2020 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | ISIC2020: Information Behaviour Conference - Doctoral virtual workshop via Zoom, Pretoria, South Africa Duration: 28 Sept 2020 → 2 Oct 2020 https://www.up.ac.za/cf-isic2020/ |
Publication series
Name | Information research: an international electronic journal |
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Publisher | University of Borås |
Number | 4 Special supplement: Proceedings of ISIC 2020 |
Volume | 25 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1368-1613 |
Workshop
Workshop | ISIC2020 |
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Country/Territory | South Africa |
City | Pretoria |
Period | 28/09/20 → 02/10/20 |
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