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http://dx.doi.org/10.1633/JIM.2012.43.4.001

A Study on the Effectiveness of CHI-Related Education for Public Librarians  

Noh, Younghee (Dept. of Library and Information Science, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Information Management / v.43, no.4, 2012 , pp. 1-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Librarians should improve their health literacy as well as that of their users' in order to help library users make well-informed decisions. In this study, we developed educational programs related to CHI (Consumer Health Information) suitable for Korean public librarians' professional development. We measured the effectiveness of the training after its administration and found areas in which improvement was necessary. As a result, this study found the following effects on public librarians after they completed the training: improved the public librarians' familiarity with CHI-related terms; increased education for users and diversification of resources; diversification and specialization of information sources which librarians used to perform CHI-related services; reduced time for reference services; increased professional knowledge in this area. However, this research represented the first time CHI-related education for public librarians was performed in Korea, and therefore many limitations were present in the education instructor, the diversity of subjects, and the methodology. Development of more advanced CHI-related education programs is required.
Keywords
Health Literacy; Public Library; Education; CHI; Consumer Health Information; Librarians' Perception;
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