Learning About Life in the US: A Pilot Study on the Information Behavior of Nigerian Diasporans
Author(s)
Yinka, Ajibola
Kociubuk, Jacqueline
Jackson, Corey
Issue Date
2024-03-20
Keyword(s)
Enculturation
Diaspora
Nigerian
Abstract
Despite an increase in African immigration to the United States (US) over the past two decades, research into the information behavior of immigrants within library and information science (LIS) has primarily overlooked the African experience. Considering the diversity among African immigrants and the danger of grouping them into a collective 'minority’, additional research is needed to learn more about different African immigrant subgroups’ information behavior, especially from West Africa. To work on bridging this gap, this pilot study focused on understanding the information sources the Nigerian diaspora utilized both before and after immigration to learn about what life was like in the United States through a remote survey of Nigerians who have immigrated to the US. Findings indicate that immigrants rely primarily on online videos/TV and family and friends abroad as information sources to learn about life in the United States before immigration while utilizing family and/or friends in the US and school or formalized education after immigrating.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2024 Proceedings
Type of Resource
Other
Language
eng
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122803
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2024 is held by Yinka Ajibola, Jacqueline Kociubuk, and Corey Jackson. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.
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