Health Information Services and Technology Access during and after a Disaster: Lessons Learned by Public Librarians in South Carolina

Tu-Keefner, Feili; Liu, Jingjing; Hartnett, Elizabeth Jane; Hastings, Samantha Kelly

doi:10.1080/15398285.2017.1279895

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“…Although the public librarians responded to the community members' information needs during and after the flooding, they had not been proactive in disseminating and promoting access to critical disaster information. The findings also show a discrepancy between the reliable resources vital to consumers and the health information shared with them by the public libraries (Tu-Keefner, Liu, Harnett, & Hastings, 2017). For example, many credible health information resources, such as Medlineplus.gov and Ready.gov widely known and used by health information professionals, were not mentioned by the participants of the study.…”

Section: Public Librarians' Use Of Reliable Health Resources For Infomentioning

confidence: 74%

Communities and libraries in times of crisis: A journey of knowledge inquiries in South Carolina

Tu-Keefner

2019

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In October 2015, several counties in South Carolina experienced catastrophic trophic flooding that caused severe damage. Using a framework for risk communication preparedness and implementation recommended by public health experts, this study investigated public libraries and their legitimacy as partners of public health agencies during and after a disaster. The results show that the libraries in the areas affected created disaster-recovery centers, illustrating their value in facilitating emergency response and recovery. However, the findings also show librarians were not fully prepared to provide disaster and health information, especially through online venues. Information and technology literacy issues created barriers for community members in accessing disaster health information and filing FEMA applications online. It is recommended that public libraries provide user-friendly, reliable disaster and health digital resources, making them available permanently, and updating the information consistently.

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Section: Public Librarians' Use Of Reliable Health Resources For Infomentioning

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Communities and libraries in times of crisis: A journey of knowledge inquiries in South Carolina

Tu-Keefner

2019

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“…The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of electronic resources and internet access as a key to education (Tu-Keefner,et al, 2017). However, the students who belong to low-income and geographically remote areas in Nigeria may lack or have limited access to the internet.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Library Users

Obiano

2021

Res J Libr Inf Sci

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“…Tu-Keefner et al (2017) interviewed librarians and clients through focus groups and one-on-one interviews following the 2015 South Carolina floods. They focused on the ability of libraries to provide valid public health information during disaster recovery and found that libraries were important sources for information navigation and the FEMA archive.…”

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Public libraries and crisis management: Iranian public libraries and the dust crisis

Khademizadeh

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Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Dust crisis is one of the most important environmental problems caused by climate change and drought during the last three decades in some parts of Iran, especially in its eastern and western borders. The present study is a qualitative semi-structured interview study of 11 managers and employees of public libraries in the Iranian provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah. In the article, we document that public libraries can take major steps to better manage community needs arising from disasters and emergencies. The findings show that public libraries can take on educational, cultural, executive, and informative roles in the pre-crisis stage, executive and informative roles in the during-crisis stage, and executive and documentation roles in the post-crisis stage. Based on the results, a conceptual model is constructed, showing the role of Iranian public libraries in dealing with the dust crisis as a rotational process. In order to improve the role of public libraries in society, it is necessary that library managers and employees take appropriate measures in the three stages of pre-crisis, during-crisis, and post-crisis.

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Health Information Services and Technology Access during and after a Disaster: Lessons Learned by Public Librarians in South Carolina

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

Communities and libraries in times of crisis: A journey of knowledge inquiries in South Carolina

Communities and libraries in times of crisis: A journey of knowledge inquiries in South Carolina

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Library Users

Public libraries and crisis management: Iranian public libraries and the dust crisis

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