Consumer Health Information Services in Philippine Libraries: Navigating Obstacles and Capitalizing on Opportunities

• Main Author: Arevalo, Joenabie Encanto
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: consumer health information service; medical librarians; medical library; hospital library; health librarians; consumer health information; library; libraries; Consumer Health Information Services; Consumer Health Librarians; Health Information Services; Medical Libraries; Health Information Technology; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/117; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/asmph-pubs/article/1120/viewcontent/20_PhJLIS2022issue02.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The limited role of medical libraries in providing consumer health information services in the Philippines presents a challenge. To address such a challenge, this paper suggests that information professionals, healthcare providers, and the government must collaborate to meet the information needs of...