Librarians are often shown as information experts on disinformation. Despite this, the area of attitudes of librarians, employed in libraries in Slovenia, towards disinformation, remains unexplored. We conducted a survey with questions on their stances towards disinformation, experiences and behavioural patterns in handling them, as well as competencies and educational habits. The survey, meant for full-time professional library workers, was active between 28. 10. and 1. 12. 2024, 609 respondents answered. After the finished survey, we conducted half-structured interviews in April 2025 with 6 chosen librarians from the survey sample, whose goal was to get deeper answers to the questions and explain some ambiguity. The results showed shortcomings in definitions of disinformation and an overall inconsistent use of terminology among librarians. Despite this, a prevailing awareness of the seriousness of the problem and the need for its addressing according to library ethics was noticeable. A great number of questioned librarians don’t educate themselves on disinformation (56%) and weren’t previously aware of the basic guidelines for their recognition (67%). While examining web sources, librarians are most attentive to the author, style of writing and sources. The research showed a need for a unified terminology on an institutional level as well as reinforcement of formal education of librarians regarding disinformation and a greater exploration of the subject as a whole.
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