Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h6BF3wC02721; Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:03:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:03:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <000501c347bc$d7ecccf0$4c58ce84@300PL424> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Erica Burnham" <erica.burnham@mcgill.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4044] Health Information Literacy - a definition X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1208 Lines: 43 The Medical Library Association Task Force on Health Information Literacy is struggling with definitions. We are familiar with several definitions of health literacy, but our goal is to define health *information* literacy, and the librarian's role in this area. Is there a difference between "health literacy" and "health information literacy"? We would very much appreciate any comments and suggestions to improve what we have so far. Please send your comments directly to me. Our working definition is as follows: Health Information Literacy is the set of knowledge and skills needed to: . recognize a health information need; . identify likely information sources in an appropriate format and use them to retrieve relevant information; . assess the quality of the information and its applicability to a specific situation; . analyze, understand, and synthesize the information; and . apply the information to make good health decisions. [Medical Library Association, 2003] Thanks for your help, Erica ______________________ Erica Burnham Macdonald Campus Library McGill University 21 111 Lakeshore Road Montreal, QC H9X 3V9 tel: 514-398-7876 fax: 514-398-7960 email: erica.burnham@mcgill.ca
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