Lynda M. Baker, Virginia Manbeck

Consumer Health Information for Public Librarians

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9780810841994
• ISBN-10: 0810841991
• Artikelnr.: 21917170

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter
4 1 Community Analysis: Know the Healthcare Consumer Chapter 5 2 Community
Analysis: Know the Healthcare Environment Chapter 6 3 CHI Collections in
Public Libraries: A Historical Perspective Chapter 7 4 Collection
Development Issues Chapter 8 5 Internet Resources Chapter 9 6 Promoting the
CHI Collection Service Chapter 10 7 Outreach Program Chapter 11 8 Staff
Development Chapter 12 9 Evaluation of CHI Collection and Service Chapter
13 Index Chapter 14 About the Authors