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| Title: |
Creating a More Informed Health Care Consumer |
| Author: |
Werner, Susan E. Chimato, Mary Carmen |
| Appeared in: |
Journal of consumer health on the internet |
| Paging: | Volume 9 (2005) nr. 4 pages 27-33 |
| Year: |
2005-12-15 |
| Contents: |
A 2005 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey on search engine users revealed that 70% of Internet users are aware and comfortable with the concept of paid or sponsored results to their query. While this concept may not be important when conducting searches on culture, news, or trivial inquiries, health information is of vital importance. More and more people are using the Internet to find information about their personal health and are innocently clicking away at the first results presented. Librarians are obligated to educate consumers and train them to question, on a continuous basis, the bias and financial motivation affecting how search engines perform and present results. Mini Medical School provides a venue for such instruction. This article describes how one medical library actively participates in its School of Medicine's Mini Medical School program and focuses on the curriculum used to teach consumers ways to find quality health care information online. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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