Evolution of an academic-public library partnership

Robert J Engeszer; William Olmstadt; Jan Daley; Monique Norfolk; Kara Krekeler; Monica Rogers; Graham Colditz; Victoria V Anwuri; Scott Morris; Mychal Voorhees; Brenda McDonald; Jackie Bernstein; Paul Schoening; Lee Williams

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.104.1.010

Evolution of an academic-public library partnership

Robert J Engeszer, William Olmstadt, Jan Daley, Monique Norfolk, Kara Krekeler, Monica Rogers, Graham Colditz, Victoria V Anwuri, Scott Morris, Mychal Voorhees, Brenda McDonald, Jackie Bernstein, Paul Schoening, Lee Williams

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Abstract

A partnership to improve access to health information via an urban public library system was established in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2011. A multiyear project was outlined that included an information needs assessment, a training class for public library staff, information kiosks at library branches for delivering printed consumer health materials, and a series of health-related programming. The partnership evolved to include social service and community organizations to carry out project goals and establish a sustainable program that met the health and wellness interests of the community.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-6
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the Medical Library Association
Volume	104
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.1.010
State	Published - Jan 2016

Keywords

Access to Information
Cities
Community-Institutional Relations
Consumer Health Information/organization & administration
Cooperative Behavior
Humans
Libraries/organization & administration
Libraries, Medical/organization & administration
Missouri
Organizational Case Studies
Program Evaluation
Universities

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