ABSTRACT
Library Collaborations and Community Partnerships illustrates the value of libraries and their resources through an array of alliances to improve health and enhance people's lives. It is unique in its illustration of key principles of collaboration, partner engagement, shared leadership, project development and outcomes measurement, as well as the challenges inherent in collaborations among diverse partners.
The book includes collaboration exemplars focused on education, health, information literacy and capacity building for populations that experience access and resource disparities. It highlights the innovative use of existing assets, environments and diverse professions to broaden access to resources and information to those in need. The strategies, challenges, outcomes and lessons learned that are described in the volume have application for a variety of settings and populations.
Highlighting the key role that libraries play in guiding successful interprofessional collaborations with communities, Library Collaborations and Community Partnerships should be of interest to academics, students and professionals engaged in library and information science, education, health care, social services and community organizations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|39 pages
Theoretical foundations
part II|203 pages
Project exemplars
part Section A|45 pages
Information literacy
chapter 7|10 pages
Information literacy and the undergraduate curriculum
part Section B|48 pages
Education
chapter 13|9 pages
The Carver Cubs Summer Book Club
chapter 14|13 pages
The Monthly Health Talk
part Section C|62 pages
Health and behavior
chapter 16|14 pages
Dog in residence
chapter 18|10 pages
Healthy Start, Healthy Future for All
chapter 21|11 pages
Physical activity and libraries
part Section D|47 pages
Capacity building
chapter 25|11 pages
Patient empowerment
part III|8 pages
Perspectives, challenges, and future directions