Received: from ns1.ptd.net (root@[198.80.46.1]) by literacy (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA00531 for <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov>; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:34:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cs1-06.all.ptd.net (cs1-06.all.ptd.net [204.186.8.6]) by ns1.ptd.net (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA03858 for <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov>; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:07:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:07:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199609162107.RAA03858@ns1.ptd.net> X-Sender: lvmc@mail.prolog.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov From: lvmc@prolog.net (McCrossan) Subject: Re: introduction Status: O X-Status: >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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