HIV/AIDS Community Information Services

Experiences in Serving Both At-Risk and HIV-Infected Populations

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Ailments & Diseases, AIDs & HIV, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services, Medical

• Author: M Sandra Wood, Jeffrey T Huber
• ISBN: 9781317950998
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Publication: October 18, 2013
• Imprint: Routledge
• Language: English

Information forms the basis for education, and currently education is the only weapon available to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS and to foster empathy toward individuals already affected by the disease. HIV/AIDS and Community Information Services provides readers with insight into the information construct within the AIDS arena and how that construct affects the provision of information services to the HIV/AIDS affected population. It will serve as an irreplaceable reference as the number of individuals with AIDS increases, creating a greater demand for information and making that information increasingly difficult to provide.

While directories exist to assist with practical approaches to accessing HIV/AIDS-related information, none had served as a comprehensive resource concerning the nature of that information or the provision of information services. HIV/AIDS Community Information Services fills that void. It fosters the enlightenment of the general public concerning the true nature of HIV/AIDS, guides readers in providing information services--both educational and recreational--to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS, and encourages the dissemination of instructional materials to those individuals at risk for infection. In doing so, contributors provide readers with information about:

• the relationship between AIDS and the body of information concerning the disease

• the complex nature of HIV/AIDS-related information

• available HIV/AIDS information services

• information as a means for empowerment

• suggestions for future programs, potential collaboration efforts, and innovative services

  An essential guide for information professionals, librarians, health educators, counselors, members of community-based AIDS service organizations, and individuals affected by HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Community Information Services foster the creation, accession, collection, organization, dissemination, and sharing of information concerning the HIV/AIDS epidemic and promotes the provision of services to individuals already affected by HIV/AIDS.