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	* ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services (2010). [http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/olos/toolkits/olderadults/oat.sequential.pdf Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library]		* ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services (2010). [http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/olos/toolkits/olderadults/oat.sequential.pdf Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library]
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		+	* ALA Reference and User Services Association (2008). [http://www.ala.org/rusa/resources/guidelines/libraryservices Guidelines for Library and Information Services to Older Adults] This latest version of the guidelines was approved in 2008.

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	* [http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/development/services/seniors/manual/ Serving Seniors: A Resource Manual for Missouri Libraries]		* [http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/development/services/seniors/manual/ Serving Seniors: A Resource Manual for Missouri Libraries]
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		+	* ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services (2010). [http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/olos/toolkits/olderadults/oat.sequential.pdf Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library]

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 In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce www.MedlinePlus.gov [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov] in every one of our classes.  We taught participants the essentials of evaluation, and we provided well illustrated handouts both for practice and for contacting our public library and local medical libraries that help the public find reliable health information.
-We had excellent attendance at our classes, whether for Basic Mouse & Internet, Basic eMail or Search the Internet skills.  We went to three different facilities, but by far the most successful was a large residential community for active seniors.  Their staff were able to handle all the promotion and registration needs, and residents signed up eagerly.  We only had 2 out of 30 who registered and then failed to attend. Participants actually began arriving 15-20 minutes before the class began!  Even the most basic learners were able to focus on the fun basic tasks we gave them, and within an hour and a half, genuine learning had taken place.  We really enjoyed working with these eager, engaged learners!
+We had excellent attendance at our classes, whether for Basic Mouse & Internet, Basic eMail or Search the Internet skills.  We went to three different facilities, but by far the most successful was a large residential community for active seniors.  Their staff were able to handle all the promotion and registration needs, and residents signed up eagerly.  We only had 2 out of 30 who registered and then failed to attend. Participants actually began arriving 15-20 minutes before the class began!  Even the most basic learners were able to focus on the fun basic tasks we gave them, and within an hour and a half, genuine learning had taken place.  There was always interest in MedlinePlus, as health information is relevant to everyone and reliable sources are welcomed.  We really enjoyed working with these eager, engaged learners!
 There is great eagerness among seniors to learn these basic computer skills and the opportunities for convenient, basic hands-on classes are often limited.  In order to be sure that all students achieved a good measure of success, we had an average of 3:1 staffing: our technology center volunteers were a huge part in our success.  Having some roller ball mice and the large size of our wifi-enabled laptops were critical for many.

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 '''Basic Health Information Literacy for Seniors'''
-As part of our ''Bridge to Health Information Literacy for Denver'' project, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the Denver Public Library purchased ten large size laptops and Pelican carrying cases that allow us to go to locations in the community where people already gather.  In the past we have had very limited success with getting people of any age to come to classes on finding health information.  Seniors were just one of our target populations because seniors are among those with the greatest health information needs, but are often very limited in utilizing today's information skills.  This project enabled us to go directly into their communities and to present our classes in a very different way.
+As part of our ''Bridge to Health Information Literacy for Denver'' project, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the Denver Public Library purchased ten large size laptops and Pelican carrying cases that allow us to go to locations in the community where people already gather.  In the past we have had very limited success with getting people of any age to come to classes on finding health information.  Seniors were one of our target populations because seniors are among those with the greatest health information needs, but are often very limited in utilizing today's information tools.  This project enabled us to go directly into their communities and to present our classes in a very different way.
-In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce www.MedlinePlus.gov [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov] in every one of our classes.  We taught participants the essentials of evaluation, and we provided well illustrated handouts both for practice, and for contact information for our public library and for medical libraries in our area that will help members of the general public with health information needs.
+In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce www.MedlinePlus.gov [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov] in every one of our classes.  We taught participants the essentials of evaluation, and we provided well illustrated handouts both for practice and for contacting our public library and local medical libraries that help the public find reliable health information.
 We had excellent attendance at our classes, whether for Basic Mouse & Internet, Basic eMail or Search the Internet skills.  We went to three different facilities, but by far the most successful was a large residential community for active seniors.  Their staff were able to handle all the promotion and registration needs, and residents signed up eagerly.  We only had 2 out of 30 who registered and then failed to attend. Participants actually began arriving 15-20 minutes before the class began!  Even the most basic learners were able to focus on the fun basic tasks we gave them, and within an hour and a half, genuine learning had taken place.  We really enjoyed working with these eager, engaged learners!
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 Three resources of note:
 MedlinePlus.gov   [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov]
 Norman CD, Skinner HA
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 PMID: 16867972
-''Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die'', by Chip Health and Dan Heath, Random House,  2007.
+''Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die'', by Chip Health and Dan Heath, Random House,  2007.  This was a great help in thinking through the essentials of our message and how to present it in the most effective way.
-The outreach to seniors was just one part of our larger grant project.  Our Bridge to Health Information Literacy also included outreach to minorities and low income communities, training for Denver Public Library staff and the implementation of distance learning within our library system.  For questions on this or any aspects of our project, please contact Elaine Connell, Reference Librarian, Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO  80204.  720-865-1363  [econnell@denverlibrary.org]
+Outreach to seniors was just one part of our larger grant project.  Our ''Bridge to Health Information Literacy'' also included outreach to minorities and low income communities, training for Denver Public Library staff and the implementation of distance learning within our library system.
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 '''Basic Health Information Literacy for Seniors'''
-As part of our Bridge to Health Information Literacy for Denver project, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the Denver Public Library purchased ten large size laptops and Pelican carrying cases that allow us to go to locations in the community where people already gather.  In the past we have had very limited success with getting people of any age to come to classes on finding health information.  This time we chose to go to them and to present the classes in a very different way.
+As part of our ''Bridge to Health Information Literacy for Denver'' project, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the Denver Public Library purchased ten large size laptops and Pelican carrying cases that allow us to go to locations in the community where people already gather.  In the past we have had very limited success with getting people of any age to come to classes on finding health information.  Seniors were just one of our target populations because seniors are among those with the greatest health information needs, but are often very limited in utilizing today's information skills.  This project enabled us to go directly into their communities and to present our classes in a very different way.
-In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce www.MedlinePlus.gov [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov] and the need to evaluate information in every one of our classes.  We also provided all of our participants with well illustrated handouts for practice, as well as contact information for our public library and for medical libraries in our area that are happy to help members of the general public with their health information needs.
+In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce www.MedlinePlus.gov [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov] in every one of our classes.  We taught participants the essentials of evaluation, and we provided well illustrated handouts both for practice, and for contact information for our public library and for medical libraries in our area that will help members of the general public with health information needs.
-We had excellent attendance at our classes, whether for Basic Mouse & Internet, Basic eMail or Search the Internet skills.  We went to three facilities, but by far the most successful was a large residential community for active seniors.  They were able to handle all the promotion and registration needs, and people signed up eagerly.  We only had two out of 30 who registered and then failed to attend, and participants began arriving 15-20 minutes before the class began!  Even the most basic learners were able to focus on the fun basic tasks we gave them, and within an hour and a half, genuine learning had taken place, and we had all enjoyed our time together.
+We had excellent attendance at our classes, whether for Basic Mouse & Internet, Basic eMail or Search the Internet skills.  We went to three different facilities, but by far the most successful was a large residential community for active seniors.  Their staff were able to handle all the promotion and registration needs, and residents signed up eagerly.  We only had 2 out of 30 who registered and then failed to attend. Participants actually began arriving 15-20 minutes before the class began!  Even the most basic learners were able to focus on the fun basic tasks we gave them, and within an hour and a half, genuine learning had taken place.  We really enjoyed working with these eager, engaged learners!
-There is great eagerness to learn these basic computer skills and we made sure that everyone achieved a good measure of success.  This required about 2:1 or 3:1 staffing, so our technology center volunteers were a huge part in our success.  Having some roller ball mice and the large size of our wifi-enabled laptops were critical for many.
+There is great eagerness among seniors to learn these basic computer skills and the opportunities for convenient, basic hands-on classes are often limited.  In order to be sure that all students achieved a good measure of success, we had an average of 3:1 staffing: our technology center volunteers were a huge part in our success.  Having some roller ball mice and the large size of our wifi-enabled laptops were critical for many.
 Norman CD, Skinner HA
-eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World
+''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World''
 J Med Internet Res 2006;8(2):e9
 URL: http://www.jmir.org/2006/2/e9/
 doi: 10.2196/jmir.8.2.e9
 PMID: 16867972
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 As part of our Bridge to Health Information Literacy for Denver project, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the Denver Public Library purchased ten large size laptops and Pelican carrying cases that allow us to go to locations in the community where people already gather.  In the past we have had very limited success with getting people of any age to come to classes on finding health information.  This time we chose to go to them and to present the classes in a very different way.
-In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce [www.MedlinePlus.gov] and the need to evaluate information in every one of our classes.  We also provided all of our participants with well illustrated handouts for practice, as well as contact information for our public library and for medical libraries in our area that are happy to help members of the general public with their health information needs.
+In ''eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World'' Norman and Skinner make the point that people need skills in six different literacies if they are to benefit from the great wealth of quality online health information.  We chose to offer classes in basic computer skills, and to introduce [http://www.MedlinePlus.gov] and the need to evaluate information in every one of our classes.  We also provided all of our participants with well illustrated handouts for practice, as well as contact information for our public library and for medical libraries in our area that are happy to help members of the general public with their health information needs.
 Norman CD, Skinner HA

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		+	'''Basic Health Information Literacy for Seniors'''
		+	As part of our Bridge to Health Information Literacy for Denver project, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the Denver Public Library purchased 10 17 inch laptops and carrying cases that allow us to go to locations in the community where people already gather.

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 * R. Honnold and S.A. Mesaros (2004) [http://www.cplrmh.com/seniors.html Serving Seniors: a How To Do It Manual for Librarians] Take a look for a collection of services and programs for older adults provided by libraries across the US and Canada.
-* M. Joseph (2006) [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/pls/publications/pdf/active_engaged_valued.pdf Active, engaged, valued: Older People and NSW Public Libraries]  trends, current research, stakeholders and recommendations to support strategic planning within the NSW public library network[Australia]
+* M. Joseph (2006) [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/public_libraries/docs/active_engaged_valued.pdf Active, engaged, valued: Older People and NSW Public Libraries]  trends, current research, stakeholders and recommendations to support strategic planning within the NSW public library network[Australia]
 * B.T. Mates (2003) [http://alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=1196 5-star programming and services for your 55+ library customers]