| Class Description | This term-long, 3-credit online-only course will focus on collection development, reference, and education services for older adults, and their professional and family caregivers. The course will cover the critical evaluation of materials in print, non-print, and electronic formats, and a discussion of information services provided by healthcare organizations, community agencies, medical center and hospital libraries, public libraries which serve an aging population, and academic libraries serving students in the helping professions.
This course is especially appropriate for those interested in working in medical libraries, healthcare organizations, community agencies, public libraries whose communities include large numbers of older people, and academic libraries serving students who are intending to enter careers in the helping or service professions, especially in fields that focus on older people.
NOTE: There is an emphasis in this course on the medical aspects of the topic, as it is also offered as a continuing education course for Medical Library Association members. |