| Description |
xxi, 151 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Medical Library Association books |
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Medical Library Association books.
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| Summary |
"This authoritative book 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. It covers all that is involved in developing a new consumer health library"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
How and where to begin : the main ingredients -- Your neighborhood and its effects on the health of your community -- Building the collection -- Grants -- Staff customer service -- Library privacy and confidentially -- Community outreach planning -- Health literacy -- Multicultural and inclusive consumer health information -- Where customers go to find health information : apps, social media and wikipedia -- Consumer health information programs & outreach for every library. |
| Subject |
Medical libraries -- Collection development.
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Patient education.
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Medical libraries -- Collection development.
(OCoLC)fst01014332
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Consumer Health Information.
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| Added Author |
Medical Library Association, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Joseph, Claire B., 1953- author. Medical Library Association guide to developing consumer health collections Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9781442281714 (DLC) 2018035895 |
| ISBN |
9781442281691 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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1442281693 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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9781442281707 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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1442281707 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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