Information needs of rural health professionals: a review of the literature

• Published in: Bulletin of the Medical Library Association Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 346 - 354
• Main Author: Dorsch, J L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Medical Library Association 01.10.2000
• Subjects: Computer Literacy; Databases as Topic - utilization; Information Services - utilization; Internet - utilization; Libraries, Medical - utilization; Medicine; MEDLINE - utilization; National Library of Medicine (U.S.) - utilization; Online Systems - utilization; Outreach services; Periodicals as Topic - utilization; Rural areas; Rural Health Services - manpower; Symposium; United States; User needs; User services; United States

This review analyzes the existing research on the information needs of rural health professionals and relates it to the broader information-needs literature to establish whether the information needs of rural health professionals differ from those of other health professionals. The analysis of these...