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标题：Library workers' personal beliefs about childhood vaccination and vaccination information provision
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作者：Alla Keselman ; Catherine Arnott Smith ; Savreen Hundal 等
期刊名称：Journal of the Medical Library Association
印刷版ISSN：1536-5050
出版年度：2014
卷号：102
期号：3
页码：205-210
DOI：10.3163/1536-5050.102.3.012
语种：English
出版社：Medical Library Association
摘要：This is a report on the impact of library workers' personal beliefs on provision of vaccination information. Nine public librarians were interviewed about a hypothetical scenario involving a patron who is concerned about possible vaccination-autism connections. The analysis employed thematic coding. Results suggested that while most participants supported childhood vaccination, tension between their personal views and neutrality impacted their ability to conduct the interaction. The neutrality stance, though consonant with professional guidelines, curtails librarians' ability to provide accurate health information. Outreach and communication between public and health sciences libraries can help librarians provide resources to address health controversies.