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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)62-6
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Medical Library Association
Volume104
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 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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