HIV/AIDS Reference Questions in an AIDS Service Organization Special Library

Librarians in many venues may anticipate a wide range of reference questions related to HIV and AIDS. Information on HIV/ AIDS is now available in medical, academic, and public libraries and on the Internet, and ranges from the most complex science to the most private disclosures about personal beha...

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Published in:Medical reference services quarterly 2005-04, Vol.24 (3), p.29-37
Main Authors: Deevey, Sharon, Behring, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS
content analysis
Health administration
HIV
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval - statistics & numerical data
Libraries, Medical
Library Services - utilization
Ohio
Reference work
Special libraries
special library
Surveys and Questionnaires
USA
User surveys
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Summary:Librarians in many venues may anticipate a wide range of reference questions related to HIV and AIDS. Information on HIV/ AIDS is now available in medical, academic, and public libraries and on the Internet, and ranges from the most complex science to the most private disclosures about personal behavior. In this article, the 913 reference questions asked between May 2002 and August 2004 in a special library in a mid-western community-based AIDS service organization are described and analyzed.
ISSN:0276-3869
1540-9597
DOI:10.1300/J115v24n03_03