Lili Luo|Van Ta Park
Preparing public librarians for consumer health information service: A nationwide study
San Jose State University|San Jose State University
nationwide survey study conducted gain understanding prepare public librarians consumer health information service findings indicate popular health information needs encountered public librarians cover wide variety topics including human body medicalhealth condition disease medical concept fitnessdietnutrition top two challenges faced public librarians providing consumer health information service difficulty interpreting patrons questions lack knowledge available trustedappropriate medicalhealth information sources public librarians wish receive training number topics could help address challenges face favorable training format among options provided survey selfpaced online tutorial study constitutes basis establishing training requirements developing training programs meet needs public librarians mastery necessary skills knowledge competencies via training lead effective efficient delivery consumer health information service public libraries ultimately generate optimal patron experiences