Towards a new specialization in health librarianship: LGBTQ health

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5596/c16-007

Keywords:

gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, LGBTQl information needs, information-seeking behaviour

Author Biographies

Martin Morris, Schulich Library of Science and Engineering, McGill University

Liaison Librarian, Life Sciences

Blake Hawkins, University of British Columbia

Graduate student, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies

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2016-04-01

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Morris, M., & Hawkins, B. (2016). Towards a new specialization in health librarianship: LGBTQ health. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association Journal De l’Association Des bibliothèques De La Santé Du Canada, 37(1). https://doi.org/10.5596/c16-007

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