Appendix V Preset Questions in Project Proposal What is the current of the medical blogosphere, and what do we know from the medical and library literature about who is reading medical blogs? Who is blogging about health and medicine? Who are the top bloggers in health and medicine? Some blogs have been selected for awards but we need to know more about the criteria used for the award. What are some approaches to identifying valuable content? What about the importance of health and blogs with fewer updates and medicine smaller audiences? Should these voices be captured as well? If they are to be collected, how do we best identify and select these? Assess the impact of medical blogs on: Health care providers Patients Research Policy formation Treatment and support
Appendix V Preset Questions in Project Proposal What is the current of the medical blogosphere, and what do we know from the medical and library literature about who is reading medical blogs? Who is blogging about health and medicine? Who are the top bloggers in health and medicine? Some blogs have been selected for awards but we need to know more about the criteria used for the award. What are some approaches to identifying valuable content? What about the importance of health and medicine blogs with fewer updates and smaller audiences? Should these voices be captured as well? If they are to be collected, how do we best identify and select these? Assess the impact of medical blogs on: Health care providers Patients Research Policy formation Treatment and support