LGBTQ+ health research guides: a multi-institutional analysis of usage patterns and user information needs.
Objective: LGBTQ+ health research guides can strengthen the LGBTQ+ community through connecting people to quality health services and information, and previous studies have recommended that health sciences libraries create and maintain these guides. Little evidence exists, though, on how these guide...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 111; no. 4; pp. 762 - 774 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2023
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