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Consumer Health Information for Public Librarians
Baker, Lynda M.; Manbeck, Virginia
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Description for Consumer Health Information for Public Librarians
Hardback. The book focuses on all aspects of providing consumers with health information in public libraries. It covers information needs and seeking behaviors, community analysis, collection development, advertising, outreach programs, training staff, and evaluation techniques. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GLH; GLM; MB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
In today's healthcare environment, lay people are increasingly anxious to play a more involved role in decisions that affect their well being. They actively seek medical and health information in libraries, bookstores, and on the Internet. Such high demand has left many public librarians struggling to meet their clients' needs, even as large numbers of new publications are becoming available. This book addresses the issues involved in developing a CHI collection in public libraries, with particular attention to the needs and behaviors of its target clientele.
In today's healthcare environment, lay people are increasingly anxious to play a more involved role in decisions that affect their well being. They actively seek medical and health information in libraries, bookstores, and on the Internet. Such high demand has left many public librarians struggling to meet their clients' needs, even as large numbers of new publications are becoming available. This book addresses the issues involved in developing a CHI collection in public libraries, with particular attention to the needs and behaviors of its target clientele.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810841994
SKU
V9780810841994
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Ref
99-15
About Baker, Lynda M.; Manbeck, Virginia
Lynda M. Baker is Associate Professor, Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University.Virginia Manbeck is Project Consultant to The New York Public Library's CHOICES in Health Information service.
Reviews for Consumer Health Information for Public Librarians
The authors clearly present anticipated health questions asked by consumers on popular medical diagnoses...This work is appropriate for professional practitioners who provide CHI services to the public. Public and hospital libraries...will benefit most from this resource.
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