The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections

The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9781442281714
ISBN-13 : 1442281715
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Book Synopsis The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections by : Claire B. Joseph

Download or read book The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections written by Claire B. Joseph and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections guides both library graduate school students and seasoned librarians from academic, health sciences, and public libraries, to develop, maintain, nurture, and advertise consumer health collections. This authoritative guide from the respected Medical Library Association covers all that is involved in developing a new consumer health library including: Conducting community needs assessments and forging community partnerships Concerns about physical space, computers, and materials Funding, budgeting, and staffing Privacy and confidentiality concerns Publicity and advertising This book guides both graduate library school students and seasoned librarians from all types of libraries—academic, health center, hospital, public, and school--to develop, maintain and nurture not only consumer health collections, but also community partnerships and outreach programs. Examples of librarians’ innovative and creative consumer health initiatives are included. Chapters include all that is involved in developing a consumer health collection including conducting community needs assessments; concerns about physical space, computers, and materials; budgeting, licensing, and staffing; privacy and confidentiality concerns; and community partnership and outreach.

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