Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ434711
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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The Academic Library and Social Responsibility: A Focus on AIDS.
Segal, Judith
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v17 n4 p224-29 Sep 1991
Discusses the role of academic libraries and librarians and suggests they should become more involved in social and political issues such as AIDS education. The use of a mass media campaign as a model for library activities is explained, and problems surrounding AIDS education in libraries are addressed. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Educational Responsibility, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Collection Development, Library Instruction, Library Role, Library Services, Mass Media, Political Issues, Problems, Social Problems, Social Responsibility, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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