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| Hanging ten with public libraries: health information services to the state |
| Molly A. Youngkin, Outreach Librarian, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT ; Claire Hamasu, Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ; |
| Presentation Number: 33 |
Purpose: This poster reports on the experiences of an academic health sciences library’s collaborations with the state’s public libraries to provide quality medical information for the general public.
Setting/Participants/Resources: This poster highlights communication and resource sharing among public libraries, an academic health sciences library, and a regional medical library in the state.
Brief Description: This project focused on improving access to health information resources for public libraries throughout the state and providing public libraries an opportunity to work with an academic medical library and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). Insights into the best methods for promoting health information to public libraries and their communities were added benefits. Due to the varied backgrounds and skills of staff doing the outreach, it was necessary to create a structured approach. Personal site visits were used to assess the health information knowledge currently in place in these libraries. Information was gathered regarding collaborative initiatives among these three entities (public libraries, an academic library, the NN/LM) and future health-related projects of interest to the public libraries. The sharing of reliable local and national health information on the Web and collection development guidance were provided. These libraries were also informed of the advantages of network membership. This project combined the health information subject expertise of the academic health sciences library and the community connections of the public libraries.
Results/Outcome: The project was considered successful because of the establishment of a working relationship among the state’s public libraries, the academic health sciences library, and NN/LM.
Evaluation Method: Follow-up telephone interviews will be conducted with select public libraries to determine if resources introduced to them from the academic health sciences library were used after the initial site visits. NN/LM will provide information to determine if the public libraries that have been visited pursued network membership. The success of the project will also be achieved if this collaboration results in future projects. |
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