Library dementia services : how to meet the needs of the Alzheimer's community / Timothy J. Dickey, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Kent State University, and San José University, USA.

By: Dickey, Timothy J [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 189 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781838676940 (paperback)Subject(s): Libraries and people with mental disabilities | Dementia -- Patients -- Books and reading | Libraries and caregivers | Dementia -- Patients -- Services forDDC classification: 027.663
Contents:
Knowing your users: Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and caregivers -- Library customer service and communication for the dementia community -- Reference and information services for the dementia community -- Collection development for the dementia community -- Programming for dementia and dementia caregivers.
Summary: There are 50 million people globally living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and tens of millions of their caregivers. Library and information professionals must learn to assist those with dementia. This book explores best practice guidelines and concrete ideas for serving those with dementia and their caregivers.
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Includes bibliographic references and index.

Knowing your users: Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and caregivers -- Library customer service and communication for the dementia community -- Reference and information services for the dementia community -- Collection development for the dementia community -- Programming for dementia and dementia caregivers.

There are 50 million people globally living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and tens of millions of their caregivers. Library and information professionals must learn to assist those with dementia. This book explores best practice guidelines and concrete ideas for serving those with dementia and their caregivers.

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