Blogging in support of health information outreach.
Social media technologies are transforming the way librarians are collaborating, creating, and disseminating information. This article discusses how librarians at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio created a blog to support their health information outreach activities. Launched in 2007, the Staying Well Connected blog was established with the goal of promoting access to biomedical and health information for consumers and health professionals in the South Texas region. Postings highlight relevant health news, conferences, funding opportunities, and outreach events.
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Lara
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. lasapp@wfubmc.edu
Cogdill
Keith
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D022126:Access to Information; D057218:Blogging; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D054626:Consumer Health Information; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D040541:Marketing / Q000379:methods; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012984:Software; D013781:Texas