[Asis-l] Information Seeking & Information Avoidance, by Donald O. Case, in Dayton, 03/13/03

[Ashton, Rosemary (LNG-DAY)]

ASIS&T--SOUTHERN OHIO CHAPTER 


SPEAKER:  DONALD O. CASE,  Professor and expert in information seeking
behavior.

ON:  INFORMATION SEEKING AND INFORMATION AVOIDANCE: THE CASE OF PATIENTS AND
HEALTH  INFORMATION

	
WHEN:  March 13, 2003 (Thursday), 5:30 - 7:00 PM

WHERE:  LexisNexis, Dayton, OH 

COST:  $5.  MEMBERS: $3 (ASIS, SLA, AALL, GCLC, OPLIN, OCLC, MVAHSL); free
for student or  retired members.  Please pay at the door.  Refreshments will
be served.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:  By 5 pm 03/12/2003  Please contact Rosemary Ashton
at 
rosemary.ashton at lexisnexis.com or at 937 865-6800 x55344



INFORMATION SEEKING AND INFORMATION AVOIDANCE: THE CASE OF PATIENTS AND
HEALTH INFORMATION

The popularity of the Internet as a "first choice" source raises many
interesting issues,  two of which are:   What types of information and
advice are consumers getting from the  Internet?   What, if anything, should
health professionals do in response to such findings?
        This study is part of a larger effort at UK to understand patterns
of information  seeking and information avoidance regarding health issues in
general and genetic testing in  particular.  In the past it has been the
case that some patients (and family members)  actively avoid "bad news" --
even if ignoring certain information endangers their health. 
What can the information professions do to address this problem?


Professor Donald O.Case, expert in information seeking behavior, conducts
research and teaches at the School of Library and  Information Science at
the University of Kentucky and is the author of  "Looking for Information,"
2002, Academic Press, (www.apcatalog.com).



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