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Providing Health Information to Community Members Where They Are: Characteristics of the Culturally Competent Librarian

Press, Nancy Ottman; Diggs-Hobson, Mary

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Title
Providing Health Information to Community Members Where They Are: Characteristics of the Culturally Competent Librarian
Author(s)
  • Press, Nancy Ottman
  • Diggs-Hobson, Mary
Issue Date
2005
Keyword(s)
  • Consumer health information
  • Health information
  • Public services (Libraries)
Abstract
Since all people make health decisions, all people need health information. Currently most people do not get health information from libraries; nevertheless, librarians can play an important role in the provision of health information if they listen carefully to community needs, develop cultural competence, and work with community partners. Librarians must collaborate to provide services where people are: physically, culturally, linguistically, educationally, and in many other senses. An example is given of a partnership between the librarian at Mars Hill Graduate School and the African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry that provides information services to faith communities in the Puget Sound area. Concepts discussed are summarized in a proposed list of cultural competencies for librarians.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1741
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Copyright owned by Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. 2005.

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Library Trends 53 (3) Winter 2005: Consumer Health Issues, Trends, and Research, Part 2: Applicable Research in the 21st Century PRIMARY
Library Trends 53 (3) Winter 2005: Consumer Health Issues, Trends, and Research, Part 2: Applicable Research in the 21st Century. Edited by Tammy L. Mays.