Barriers to Information: How Formal Help Systems Fail Battered Women
Author:   Patricia Dewdney ,  Roma Harris
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Volume:   No. 81.
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9780313286803


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   16 August 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Patricia Dewdney ,  Roma Harris
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 81.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780313286803


ISBN 10:   0313286809
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   16 August 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Illustrations Information Transfer Failures or Why It's so Hard to Locate the Information You Need Theory and Research On Information-Seeking Information and Referral as a Social Service Function Wife Assault: An Information-Seeking Perspective A Community Analysis of Information Need and System Response Community Perspectives on Wife Assault: Results of the Household Survey Professional Perspectives on Wife Assault: Results of the Agency Survey Missed Connections: What To Do When Systems are Unresponsive to Citizen Needs Appendices Bibliography Index

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.,. especially notable for its chilling evidence that an enormous gap exists between the search for needed information and its provision. I recommend Barriers to Information for anyone interested in studies of information as viewed by everyday, ordinary people. -The Journal of Academic Librarianship


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ROMA M. HARRIS is Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario. She has written a book on women in librarianship, and her many articles have appeared in journals such as Library Quarterly, the Canadian Library Journal, and College & Research Libraries. PATRICIA DEWDNEY is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario. She has written a book on effective communication, and her articles have appeared in RQ, the Canadian Library Journal, and other publications.

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