Citation

Lema DV. Med. Ref. Serv. Q. 2016; 35(4): 449-453.

Affiliation

a School of Information , San José State University , San José , California , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02763869.2016.1220761

PMID

27657372

Abstract

The types of information required by hospital and clinical staff can be greatly influenced by the geography and culture of the area in which they operate. In some situations, information must be acquired from sources that fall outside the traditional provisions of a medical or reference library. This article provides examples of the unique information needs of clinical staff serving a primarily Native Alaskan and Native American clientele in Alaska. It also presents sources and personnel utilized to meet those information needs outside of traditional reference sources.

Language: en