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This MLA Policy Statement was developed by a Task Force of CAPHIS, chaired by Alan Rees. The task force members were: Joanne Marshall, Margaret Bandy, Kathy Lindner, Lisa McCormick, and Janet Schneider. The statement was approved by the MLA Board of Directors in February, 1996.
This excellent resource was produced by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. It is terrific! Chapters include topics such as: Planning a Consumer Health Library, Health Videos, Databases and CD ROM's for Consumers, Ethics and the Consumer Health Librarian, Health Literacy, Readability Analysis of Consumer Health Materials, Consumer Health Materials in Spanish, Consumer Health for Kids and Health Information in Many Languages. Written by a variety of librarians, chapters are updated frequently. For even more information from NN/LM, please visit Health Information on the Web.
By Rosalind F. Dudden
Health Sciences Librarian
Gerald Tucker Memorial Medical Library
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206
Voice: 303-398-1483
FAX: 303-270-2149
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