Managing a CHIS » Trends
It is important for consumer health library management to stay abreast of current theories, research and trends in the field. These selected articles highlight insights in CHIS management, roles and philosophies.
E-Patients: The Techno-cultural Revolution of Health Consumers: Report on the Symposium
Submitted by Linda C. Butson, AHIP, Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida–Gainesville;
edited by Brenda R. Pfannenstiel, AHIP
Reprinted from MLA News, August 2010
The Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit
Electronic Media Branch
Division of News and Electronic Media
Office of the Associate Director of Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Updated October 2010
Provides an overview of CDC's experience with more than a dozen types of social media tools, including blogs, Really Simple Syndication feeds, Facebook and Twitter, and with less well-known applications such as virtual worlds and e-cards.
HLWIKI Canada - Consumer Health 2.0
Dean Giustini
Branch Librarian
UBC Biomedical Branch Library
Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
Vancouver Hospital
Information Searches that Solve Problems
by Lee Rainie, Leigh Estabrook, Evans Witt
PEW Internet & American Life Project
Dec 30, 2007
The Rise of the E-Patient
By Lee Rainie at the Medical Library Association
PEW Internet & American Life Project
Oct 7, 2009
The Social Life of Health Information
by Susannah Fox, Sydney Jones
PEW Internet & American Life Project
Jun 11, 2009
Social Networking and Health Information
Kaye L Crampton, MALS
Consumer Health Librarian
Gundersen Lutheran Health Resource Libraries
Mail Stop H01-011
La Crosse, WI
(608) 775-1665
Updated December 2010
State of the Internet 2009: Pew Internet Project Findings and Implications for Libraries
by Mary Madden at Metropolitan New York Library Council
PEW Internet &American Life Project
Oct 2, 2009
The Use of Social Networking in Managing a Consumer Health Information Service
Jeanie Straub, Reference Librarian
Douglas County Libraries: Parker Library
10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker CO 80134
303.840.5183 Reference desk
DouglasCountyLibraries.org
February 1, 2011
Using New Technology to Deliver Consumer Health Information
Abigail Jones
Ohio State University
Prior Health Sciences Library
376 W. 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Web Videocasting and Podcasting for Consumer Health
Reprinted from MLA News, May 2009
By Brenda R. Pfannenstiel, AHIP, Editor, Consumer Health Column
Find out about the benefits of web videocasting and podcasting and how you can get started with this technology in your consumer health information service.