Re: introduction

From: McCrossan (lvmc@prolog.net)
Date: Mon Sep 16 1996 - 17:07:02 EDT


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>Hello Marguerite,

I am anxious to see a copy ot the bibliography you have finished and a copy
of the one on children's material. Our enrollments are over 700 yearly, and
we work with our local hospitals on a number of efforts.

Thank you,

Hello,
>
>I am delighted to find this list.  My name is Marguerite Weibel.  I am a 
>librarian at the Ohio State University Health Sciences Library, but I also have
>been connected to adult literacy programs in a variety of ways since 1977.  In 
>the past three years I have been a volunteer tutor in a workplace literacy 
>project sponsored by OSU Hospitals.
>
>I have recently completed a book-length annotated bibliography of books from 
>the general collection of a public library that are potentially useful with 
>adult literacy students.  As an outgrowth of that project, I am now reviewing 
>the collection of health books in the children's section of our local library, 
>again looking for materials which will be suitable for adults.  I am doing this
>in conjunction with a newly opened Consumer Health Information Center here at 
>OSU Hospital.
>
>If anyone has looked at this source of material and has any suggestions or 
>comments, I'd be very interested to hear them.  I am really impressed by the 
>kinds of work being done by those of you who have introduced yourselves so far.
>I had no idea there was so much going on in this area.
>
>Marguerite Weibel
>mweibel@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
>
>



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