Health information shared on the Internet has the potential to improve people’s quality of life. However, the level of health information literacy and informational skills determines the individuals’ ability to obtain credible health information useful for them. This study investigates the Egyptian LIS undergraduates’ health information behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study has adopted a quantitative approach using a questionnaire to explore library and information science undergraduates’ health information behaviour. A sample of 161 students answered a questionnaire. The data were analysed using SPSS software. The study results show that official health websites, social media, and family and friends are the primary sources for health information for the participants. The findings also revealed that the sample has adequate health information skills, though many of the participants still need to raise their information literacy skills. Information credibility and personal beliefs were found to affect the participants’ decision to share health information on the Internet. One of the limitations of the study is that the sample selected in this study was LIS students who are trained to find reliable information as part of their education. Findings may be different for the “average” student. Furthermore, the questionnaire was distributed in one university, which means that the results cannot be generalised in other LIS departments using different courses. Therefore, more studies need to be conducted in other LIS departments with different course plans as they may produce different results. This study explores the health information behaviour of LIS undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study results may help develop the course plan in many LIS departments in Egypt and the Middle East, which would help improve the students’ health information literacy.

在Internet上共享的健康信息具有改善人们生活质量的潜力。但是，健康信息素养和信息技能的水平决定了个人获得对他们有用的可靠健康信息的能力。这项研究调查了埃及LIS大学生在COVID-19大流行期间的健康信息行为。这项研究采用了一种定量方法，即使用问卷调查表来探索图书馆和信息科学专业大学生的健康信息行为。161名学生的样本回答了问卷。使用SPSS软件分析数据。研究结果表明，官方健康网站，社交媒体以及家人和朋友是参与者健康信息的主要来源。调查结果还表明，该样本具有足够的健康信息技能，尽管许多参与者仍需要提高其信息素养技能。发现信息可信度和个人信念会影响参与者在Internet上共享健康信息的决定。该研究的局限性之一是，本研究选择的样本是LIS学生，他们受过训练以找到可靠的信息作为其教育的一部分。对于“普通”学生而言，发现可能有所不同。此外，问卷是在一所大学中分发的，这意味着结果无法在使用不同课程的其他LIS部门中推广。因此，需要在其他LIS部门中以不同的课程计划进行更多的研究，因为它们可能会产生不同的结果。本研究探讨了在COVID-19大流行期间LIS大学生的健康信息行为。当前的研究结果可能有助于在埃及和中东的许多LIS部门制定课程计划，这将有助于提高学生的健康信息素养。