​​IFLA JournalIFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries.

The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally.

Volume 45, No.3 (October 2019)

Special issue: Health information transforming lives

Guest editor: Maria G. N. Musoke Assistant

Editors: Martin Morris and Shane Godbolt

Contents:

Introduction

Special issue: Health information transforming lives 185
Maria G. N. Musoke

Articles

Transforming lives: Combating digital health inequality 187
Bob Gann

Towards new ways of assessing the impact of local medical journals: A proposal and call for change 199
Christine Wamunyima Kanyengo, Mercy Wamunyima Monde and Akakandelwa Akakandelwa

Health information literacy awareness and capacity building: Present and future 207
Terri Ottosen, Nandita S. Mani and Megan N. Fratta

The importance of public libraries in education for health literacy: A case study on diabetic patients 216
Hamed Pirialam, Maryam Kazerani, Maryam Shekofteh and Zahra Razzaghi

Health information services: Engaging women in cervical cancer screening awareness in Nigeria 224
Ngozi P. Osuchukwu and Ngozi B. Ukachi

Advancing scholarly publishing through open access biomedical repositories: A knowledge management perspective 233
Lisa Kruesi, Kerry Tanner and Frada Burstein

The role of the university library in creating inclusive healthcare hackathons: A case study with design-thinking processes 246
Bethany McGowan

Abstracts 254

 

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