Seniors connect: A partnership for training between health care and public libraries

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-19

  Schwartz, Diane G ^a   Mosher, Elaine ^b   Wilson, Suzanne ^c   Lipkus, Charlene ^c   Collins, Ruth ^c  

^a BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Buffalo and Erie Co Public Library   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude to computers; Computer literacy; Computers; Consumer participation; Internet; Seniors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LIBRARY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; FOUNDATIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LIBRARIES; LIBRARIES, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036716266     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j115v21n03_01     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. U.S. Census Bureau, May 2001.
2. Governance in Erie County: A Foundation for Understanding and Action. The Governance Project. State University of New York at Buffalo. January 1996. Available: 〈http://rin.buffalo.edu/govem-reports,html〉.
3. "Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide." November 1999. Available: 〈http://www.ntia.doc.gov〉.
4. "National Survey of Americans on Technology." A poll conducted by the National Public Radio, Kaiser Family Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1999. Project summary available at: 〈http://www. kff.org〉.
5. Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. "Standard 9, Management of Information." Chicago: IL: JCAHO, 2002.
6. Berland, G.K., et al. "Health Information on the Internet; Accessibility, Quality and Readability in English and Spanish." JAMA 285(May 23-30, 2001): 2612-21.
7. To access the list go to 〈http://www.buffalolib.org〉 and select "Reference Desk" and then select "Health and Medical."