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Knowing How to Help: Providing Health Information in Public Libraries

Ellen RubensteinThe University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 114-129 | Received 27 Jan 2016, Accepted 02 Jun 2016, Published online: 11 Aug 2016

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Elizabeth Kiscaden, Bobbi Newman, Margot Malachowski & Carolyn Martin. (2019) Developing an Online Consumer Health Course for Public Library Staff. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 23:3, pages 249-260.
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Dana L. Ladd & Emily J. Hurst. (2018) Consumer Health Information Provision: A Workshop for Librarians. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 22:3, pages 217-228.
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Grace A. Ajuwon, Nancy Kamau, Alison Kinyengyere & Masimba Muziringa. (2017) Consumer Health Information Literacy Promotion Program in Public and Community Libraries in Africa: Experience from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 21:4, pages 350-368.
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Laleh Joulahi, Nahid Hashemi-Madani, Zeinab Sedighi & Zahra Emami. (2023) Designing of the Health Information Model in Iranian Public Libraries. Libri 73:3, pages 209-223.
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Gabriella Pandolfelli, Jessica A. Koos & Lisa Benz Scott. (2022) An analysis of ALA‐accredited MLS curricula indicates deficiencies in the initial training provided for public librarians. Health Information & Libraries Journal 39:3, pages 268-283.
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April Wright, Brittney L. Thomas, Asih Asikin-Garmager & Susan M. Wolfe. 2022. Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries. Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries 131 144 .
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Sara Valadi-khorram, Mohammad Reza Amiri & Mohammad Karim Saberi. (2020) Evaluating the quality of health information services in public libraries: an experience from Iran. Library Management 42:3, pages 197-213.
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Noah Lenstra. 2018. Challenging the “Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None” Librarian Syndrome. Challenging the “Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None” Librarian Syndrome 185 205 .
Noah Lenstra. (2018) The Experiences of Public Library Staff Developing Programs with Physical Activities: An Exploratory Study in North Carolina. The Library Quarterly 88:2, pages 142-159.
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Ellen L. Rubenstein. (2018) “I Want to Provide Patrons with Good Information”: Public Library Staff as Health Information Facilitators. The Library Quarterly 88:2, pages 125-141.
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Noah Lenstra, Ellen L. Rubenstein, Catherine Arnott Smith, Mary Grace Flaherty & Amelia N. Gibson. (2019) How does health happen in public libraries? Ethical and emerging issues. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 55:1, pages 704-707.
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