Evaluation of Self-Ratings for Health Information Behaviour Skills Requires More Heterogeneous Sample, but Finds that Public Library Print Collections and Health Information Literacy of Librarians Needs Improvement

Objective – To understand public library users’ perceptions of ability to locate, evaluate, and use health information; to identify barriers experienced in finding and using health information; and to compare self-ratings of skills to an administered instrument. Design – Mixed methods. Setti...

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Main Author: Carol Perryman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2016-03-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/26076/20172