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dc.contributor.authorWellstead, Peta
dc.contributor.editorAnne Ritchie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:05:19Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:05:19Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-07-26T09:32:53Z
dc.identifier.issn00049670
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/36975
dc.description.abstractMen are over reported in the statistics for premature death in Australia for all major causes of ill health and accident. While general health is poor, male suicide is also a significant public health issue. Notwithstanding these concerns research shows that men are reluctant to engage in information seeking to enhance their health and wellbeing. This paper reports on aspects of research that investigated the information behaviour of a group of Australian men who had faced a significant stressful life event. The paper provides background to some of the theoretical concerns evident within the scholarship of human information behaviour as it relates to the world of the everyday, particularly for hard to reach groups. It also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of current information delivery and support to Australian men across the lifespan. As a result of the findings from the study, the potential opportunities for Australian library and information professionals to have a broader presence in the development and delivery of everyday life information products are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Library and Information Association
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.alia.org.au/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom95
dc.relation.ispartofpageto107
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Library Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume59
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman Information Behaviour
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial and Community Informatics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLibrary and Information Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode080703
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode080709
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0806
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0807
dc.titleDelivery of everyday life information: opportunities and challenges for the library and information profession in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWellstead, Peta V.


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