HIV/AIDS reference questions in an AIDS service organization special library.
Librarians in many venues may anticipate a wide range of reference questions related to HIV and AIDS. Information on HIV/ AIDS is now available in medical, academic, and public libraries and on the Internet, and ranges from the most complex science to the most private disclosures about personal behavior. In this article, the 913 reference questions asked between May 2002 and August 2004 in a special library in a mid-western community-based AIDS service organization are described and analyzed.
Deevey
Sharon
S
Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. deevey.1@osu.edu
Behring
Michael
M
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007999:Library Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009820:Ohio; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires