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If you cannot beat them, join them! Using Health 2.0 and popular Internet applications to improve information literacy
Author(s) -
Spring Hannah
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
health information and libraries journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1471-1842
pISSN - 1471-1834
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00934.x
Subject(s) - popularity , health information , health literacy , the internet , join (topology) , health professionals , literacy , health education , world wide web , information literacy , computer science , public relations , medical education , internet privacy , health care , medicine , psychology , political science , public health , nursing , pedagogy , social psychology , mathematics , combinatorics , law
The popularity of Health 2.0 technologies has grown exponentially in recent years. They are increasingly being used to inform and support professional practice. This article discusses the use of the health facet of Web 2.0 applications by health professionals. In particular, it considers their value in the delivery of information literacy agendas by health librarians for health professionals.