HIV/AIDS Community Information Services

<p>Information 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:</p><ul> <li>the relationship between AIDS and the body of information concerning the disease </li> <li>the complex nature of HIV/AIDS-related information </li> <li>available HIV/AIDS information services </li> <li>information as a means for empowerment </li> <li>suggestions 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.</li> </ul>