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Health Disclaimers And Website Credibility Markers: Guidance For Consumer Health Reference In The Affordable Care Act Era, Deborah H. Charbonneau

Deborah H. Charbonneau

This article reports on the current state of health disclaimers, online health resources, and credibility markers provided on public library websites (N = 105) for those seeking health information. In light of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), these findings have implications for consumer health reference services in public libraries. Approximately half of the public library websites in the study sample (n = 52, 49.5%) referred users to the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace website (HealthCare.gov). When referring to online consumer health resources, a small number of public library websites identified the authors of online health content (n = 16, 15.2%) or …

Faculty Experiences With The National Institutes Of Health (Nih) Public Access Policy, Compliance Issues, And Copyright Practices, Deborah H. Charbonneau, Jonathan Mcglone

Deborah H. Charbonneau

Objectives:

The research assessed faculty awareness of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) public access policy and faculty experiences with the copyright terms in their author agreements with publishers.

Methods:

During the fall of 2011, 198 faculty members receiving funding from NIH at a large urban academic institution were invited to participate in an anonymous online survey. A total of 94 faculty members responded to the survey, representing a response rate of 47%.

Results:

Thirty percent of the survey respondents were either unaware of or not familiar with the NIH policy. Further, a significant number of faculty members (97.8%) indicated …

Crisis Informatics: Introduction, Christine Hagar

Christine Hagar

No abstract available.

Farmers' Search For Information During The Uk Foot-And-Mouth Disease Crisis- What Can We Learn?, Christine Hagar

Christine Hagar

This paper reports on the findings of a study which explored the multiple information needs that faced the Cumbrian farming community in the north-west of England during the 2001 UK foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Findings highlighted the importance of: changes in information needs at different stages of the crisis, context in which information seeking took place, overlap of information and emotional needs, formal and informal channels of information seeking during the crisis, farmers as information providers as well as information seekers, sense-making approach to information seeking during the crisis, trusted information sources need for a mix of ICTs during the crisis, …

Information In Isolation: Gossip And Rumor During The Uk 2001 Foot And Mouth Crisis – Lessons Learned, Christine Hagar

Christine Hagar

The 2001 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak con stituted the biggest crisis ever to affect the UK farming system; it was one of the worst epidemics of its kind in the world. Farmers and rural communities were disrupted and traumatized as FMD spread rapidly through the whole of the country. The crisis unfolded as a series of information and communication problems, primarily from government to farmers, with consequences for action in a time of crisis. Farmers needed information at the different stages of the crisis to inform them about the various processes and procedures that had to be carried …

Crisis, Farming And Community, Christine Hagar, C Haythornthwaite

Christine Hagar

In 2001, the UK was hit by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) precipitating one of the biggest crises ever to affect the UK farming system. The crisis unfolded as a series of information and communication problems, from government to farmers and from farmers to farmers, with consequences for action in a time of crisis, social support, and the maintenance of community. What happens to a farming community during such a crisis? When the countryside shuts down, and no one can enter or leave the farm, how can information be disseminated? As methods of dealing with the disease change rapidly, as …

Government Publications: Government Information, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications: Human Rights, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications: Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications: United States Government Publications In Area Studies – East Asia, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications – Resources On Drug Information, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications: Asian Americans In Federal And State Government Publications, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications: Women And Work, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Government Publications: Health Effects Of Environmental Pollutants, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.