Library collaborations and community partnerships : enhancing health and quality of life / edited by Vicki Hines-Martin, Fannie Cox, and Henry R. Cunningham.
Library Collaborations and Community Partnershipsillustrates the value of libraries and their resources through an array of alliances toimprove health and enhance people's lives. Itis unique in its illustration of key principles of collaboration, partner engagement, shared leadership, project d...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2020.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Library Collaborations and Community Partnershipsillustrates the value of libraries and their resources through an array of alliances toimprove health and enhance people's lives. Itis 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 forpopulations 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, studentsandprofessionals engaged in library and information science, education, health care, social services and community organizations. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780429799464 0429799462 9780429439261 0429439261 9780429799457 0429799454 9780429799471 0429799470 |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Vicki Hines-Martin is Professor and Assistant Dean, Office of Community Engagement and Diversity Inclusion at the University of Louisville, School of Nursing, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Fannie M. Cox is the Outreach and Reference Librarian, and Associate Professor, University of Louisville Libraries in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Henry R. Cunningham is the Director of Community Engagement at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. |