AIDS: Incalculable losses to the library profession; Inadequate information for users and staff.

Authors :: SantaVicca, Edmund
Source :: American Libraries. Sep89, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p730-733. 4p. 1 Illustration.
Publication Year :: 1989
Abstract: Reports on the impact that AIDS has had on the library profession. Attitudes within the profession toward AIDS, HIV-positive people, and ARC (AIDS Related Complex) disease; Losses within the library profession due to AIDS; View that there is inadequate information for library users and staff; Obstacles to overcoming AIDS in the workplace; Comments from library employees on AIDS. INSETS: A personal note;Resolution on Freedom from AIDS Screening for Library Employees.

Subjects :: *AIDS in the workplace
*EMPLOYEE attitudes
*AIDS-related complex
*HIV-positive persons
*LIBRARIES & community
*LIBRARY personnel
*LIBRARY users
*LIBRARY science
*PROFESSIONAL employees
*HEALTH promotion
*PATIENT education

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