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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.
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.
Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 1 Community Analysis: Know the Healthcare ConsumerChapter 5 2 Community Analysis: Know the Healthcare EnvironmentChapter 6 3 CHI Collections in Public Libraries: A Historical PerspectiveChapter 7 4 Collection Development IssuesChapter 8 5 Internet ResourcesChapter 9 6 Promoting the CHI Collection ServiceChapter 10 7 Outreach ProgramChapter 11 8 Staff DevelopmentChapter 12 9 Evaluation of CHI Collection and ServiceChapter 13 IndexChapter 14 About the Authors
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.