ERIC Number: EJ1336434
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 18
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Navigating the Network: An Exploratory Study of LGBTQIA+ Information Practices at Two Single-Sex HBCUs
de la Cruz, Justin; Winfrey, Amy; Solomon, Stephanie
College & Research Libraries, v83 n2 p278-295 Mar 2022
Using focus groups and interviews, this study investigates the information practices of 23 LGBTQIA+ students attending Morehouse College and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Responses suggest that students rely heavily on peer support and word of mouth for information seeking and sharing. Social media seems to play a large role in sharing information on campus, even for students who are not active on social media platforms. And students' personalities (such as level of extroversion) may indirectly impact the amount of information they receive. Overall, these students seemed to face the challenge of being accepted for who they were on campus, which may have negatively impacted their information exchanges.
Descriptors: Black Colleges, LGBTQ People, College Students, Peer Influence, Social Support Groups, Information Seeking, Social Media, Access to Information, Personality Traits, Single Sex Colleges, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Academic Libraries, Library Role, Information Dissemination, African American Students, College Environment, Administrator Role, Social Bias
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia (Atlanta)
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