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Joseph, Claire B.

 
9781442281707: The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections (Medical Library Association Books Series)

Sinopsis

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 partnershipsConcerns about physical space, computers, and materialsFunding, budgeting, and staffingPrivacy and confidentiality concernsPublicity 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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Acerca del autor

Claire B. Joseph has over 30 years experience in health sciences libraries. She is the Medical Library Director at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, NY. Claire is the author of The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. Claire continues to be active in MLA, its Caucuses, and Chapters; she has served as Chair of three MLA Caucuses (CAPHIS, Hospital Libraries, and NAHRS) and one MLA Chapter. (New York-New Jersey).

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