{"product_id":"hivaids-community-information-services-m-sandra-wood-9781560249405","title":"HIV\/AIDS Community Information Services: Experiences in Serving Both At-Risk and Hiv-Infected Populations","description":"\u003cp\u003eInformation forms the basis for education, and currently education is the only weapon available to stem the spread of HIV\/AIDS and to foster empathy toward individuals already affected by the disease. HIV\/AIDS and Community Information Services provides readers with insight into the information construct within the AIDS arena and how that construct affects the provision of information services to the HIV\/AIDS affected population. It will serve as an irreplaceable reference as the number of individuals with AIDS increases, creating a greater demand for information and making that information increasingly difficult to provide.While directories exist to assist with practical approaches to accessing HIV\/AIDS-related information, none had served as a comprehensive resource concerning the nature of that information or the provision of information services. HIV\/AIDS Community Information Services fills that void. It fosters the enlightenment of the general public concerning the true nature of HIV\/AIDS, guides readers in providing information services--both educational and recreational--to individuals affected by HIV\/AIDS, and encourages the dissemination of instructional materials to those individuals at risk for infection. In doing so, contributors provide readers with information about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relationship between AIDS and the body of information concerning the disease \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe complex nature of HIV\/AIDS-related information \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eavailable HIV\/AIDS information services \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einformation as a means for empowerment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esuggestions for future programs, potential collaboration efforts, and innovative servicesAn essential guide for information professionals, librarians, health educators, counselors, members of community-based AIDS service organizations, and individuals affected by HIV\/AIDS, HIV\/AIDS Community Information Services foster the creation, accession, collection, organization, dissemination, and sharing of information concerning the HIV\/AIDS epidemic and promotes the provision of services to individuals already affected by HIV\/AIDS.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Sandra Wood,Jeffrey T. Huber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560249404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560249405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 6.11w x 0.64d","brand":"M. Sandra Wood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659474383103,"sku":"9781560249405","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hivaids-community-information-services-m-sandra-wood-9781560249405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}