Abstract: . . .  Library Journal 119 Page 9 (19): 7. Snow, Bonnie. (1998). Alternative medicine information sources. Database 21(4): 18-29. Snow, Bonnie. (1998a). Internet sources of information on alternative medicine . Database 21(5): 65-73 Udani, J. (1998). Integrating alternative medicine into practice [editorial]. Journal of the American Medical Association 280 (18): 1620. Data for List of Contributors Dr. Ann Curry, Associate Professor and Chair - MLIS Program #831 – 1956 Main Mall School of Library, Archival & Information . . .
. . .  119 Page 9 (19): 7. Snow, Bonnie. (1998). Alternative medicine information sources. Database 21(4): 18-29. Snow, Bonnie. (1998a). Internet sources of information on alternative medicine . Database 21(5): 65-73 Udani, J. (1998). Integrating alternative medicine into practice [editorial]. Journal of the American Medical Association 280 (18): 1620. Data for List of Contributors Dr. Ann Curry, Associate Professor and Chair - MLIS Program #831 – 1956 Main Mall School of Library, Archival & Information Studies . . .
. . .  respondents assume that their mandate includes “expos[ing] medical, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy students to the range of alternatives.” Carrying out this responsibility, however, is made more difficult by the fact that the majority of materials in this area are promotional self-help items, not the objective, evidence-based texts that the librarians believe are most appropriate for their collections. References Caplow, D. & Sapp, G. (1988). A survey of the reference sources for holistic . . .
. . .  homepage links to websites mounted by associations that the librarians considered “ alternative .” Examples of these associations are the Canadian Chiropractic Association, Canadian Complementary Medicine Association, Canadian Naturopathic Association, Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance, American Botanical Council, and the American Herbalist Guild. The final general collection management question asked librarians whether the circulation or usage of alternative medicine materials in their libraries . . .
. . .  their library’s reputation might suffer in their customer’s eyes. They feared that “the clinical staff might dismiss our selection criteria for the library as a whole by virtue of inclusion of ‘suspect’ (in their opinion) titles.” Others alluded to the “academic standard” they felt obligated to uphold. Librarians seek to concentrate their selection of alternative medicine materials on evidence-based summaries of what therapies exist and how they are practiced - titles that explain “how it works.” They . . .
. . .  information sources. Database 21(4): 18-29. Snow, Bonnie. (1998a). Internet sources of information on alternative medicine . Database 21(5): 65-73 Udani, J. (1998). Integrating alternative medicine into practice [editorial]. Journal of the American Medical Association 280 (18): 1620. Data for List of Contributors Dr. Ann Curry, Associate Professor and Chair - MLIS Program #831 – 1956 Main Mall School of Library, Archival & Information Studies The University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. V6T . . .
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