Category: librarianship

Digital Literacy, librarianship, Public Librarianship

Why U.S. Cyberstalking Laws Should Be Amended

A Cybercrime and Digital Law Position Paper December 2019 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six women and one in 17 men have been the victim of stalking at some point in their lives  (“Preventing Stalking |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC,” 2019).   A 2014 CDC study found that: an estimated 55.3% of female and 56.7% of male stalking victims had received … Continue reading Why U.S. Cyberstalking Laws Should Be Amended

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
Consumer Health Information, librarianship, Medical Libraries

Interview with UNMC’s Community Engagement and Health Literacy Librarian

On Monday, February 24, 2020,  I had the privilege of interviewing Christian Minter, Community Engagement, and Health Literacy Librarian at the McGoogan Library of Medicine of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  During our 30-minute telephone interview, Minter shared her thoughts on how a consumer health librarian’s job differs from those of other librarians and information professionals.  We also discussed: the questions which their library … Continue reading Interview with UNMC’s Community Engagement and Health Literacy Librarian

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
Consumer Health Information, librarianship, Uncategorized

Reflections on the Future of Consumer Health Information

I shared these thoughts with my professor at the conclusion of a recent course in Consumer Health Information. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized not only the importance of Consumer Health Information (CHI) but the need for public health agencies and medical libraries to focus on both the delivery medium for health information and ways to promote health, information and digital literacy.  All signs indicate … Continue reading Reflections on the Future of Consumer Health Information

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
librarianship, Public Librarianship

Celebrating Herstory – 100 Years and Counting

March is Women’s History Month. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote in the US. This book display in a public library’s children’s non-fiction section is designed to celebrate the 19th Amendment Centennial and introduce young readers to the past and present contributions of women around the globe. Continue reading Celebrating Herstory – 100 Years and Counting

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
Consumer Health Information, librarianship

Sources for Information on the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus

The COVID-19 outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation. In addition to the resources listed below be sure to check with your local state, county and municipal public health agencies. I recently shared with friends that fate would have it that I am currently taking a library science course on evaluating and curating consumer health information (CHI) for libraries. So, while I am observing the evolution … Continue reading Sources for Information on the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp