What criteria do consumer health librarians use to develop library collections? a phenomenological study

Janet Papadakos1, Aileen Trang1, David Wiljer1

  • 1(candidate), janet.papadakos@rmp.uhn.on.ca , Manager, Patient & Survivorship Education Program; aileen.trang@rmp.uhn.on.ca , Research Analyst, Patient Education Program; david.wiljer@camh.ca , Senior Director, Transformational Education and Academic Advancement, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; ELLICSR: Health, Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Munk Building BCS021, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada; people@cro.it , Librarian, Patient Education Program, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Via Franco Gallini, 2, 33081 Aviano, PN, Italy; alaina.cyr@rmp.uhn.on.ca , Coordinator, Patient Education Program; audrey.friedman@rmp.uhn.on.ca , Associate Director, ELLICSR; Director, Patient & Family Education Program; and Director, Survivorship Program; ELLICSR: Health, Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Munk Building BCS021, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada; people@cro.it, Librarian , Web Specialist, Patient Education Program, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCCS, Via Franco Gallini, 2, 33081 Aviano, PN, Italy; michelle.snow@uhn.on.ca , Patient Education Librarian, Patient Education Program, ELLICSR: Health, Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Munk Building BCS021, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada; valeria.raivich@uhn.on.ca , Librarian, Patient Education Program, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada; Pamela.catton@rmp.uhn.on.ca , Director, ELLICSR; Director, Oncology Education; Medical Director, Patient & Family Education; Medical Director, Breast Cancer Survivorship Program; and Butterfield/Drew Chair in Breast Cancer Survivorship, ELLICSR: Health, Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre, Princess Marga

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