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- Contributor(s)
- Cari Merkley
- Date issued
- 2012
- Description
- Objective – To evaluate the efficacy of an e-health literacy educational intervention aimed at older adults. Design – Pre and post intervention questionnaires administered in an experimental study. Setting – Two public library branches in Maryland. Subjects – 218 adults between 60 and 89 years of age. Methods – A convenience sample of older adults was recruited to participate in a four week training program structured around the National Institutes of Health toolkit Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information Online. During the program, classes met at the participating libraries twice a week. Sessions were two hours in length, and employed hands on exercises led by Master of...
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Francine May; Fiona Black
- Date issued
- 2010
- Description
- Objectives – To describe aspects of the 21st century role of the public library as a physical space by observing the actual use of a selection of public libraries. This study seeks to reveal how patrons are using and experiencing these institutions as spaces and how patrons and staff characterize the role of public libraries in communities. Methods – A multiple case study design was used to examine three urban and three small town public libraries within Nova Scotia, Canada. A triangulated set of methods including patron interviews and questionnaires, staff interviews, and seating sweeps was used to develop answers to the research questions. Results – These public libraries are...
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library