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Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship - A Management Handbook (Hardcover, New)
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Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship - A Management Handbook (Hardcover, New)
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Health sciences librarianship today demands a balance among
computer files, human ingenuity, and print sources. The many
information sources presently available enable health sciences
librarians to do a better job, but that job has also become
correspondingly more difficult. This professional reference surveys
the various types of print and electronic resources important to
the health sciences and provides valuable practical advice to
librarians for meeting the information needs of researchers,
practicing physicians, and other health professionals. Health
sciences librarianship today demands a balance among electronic
files, human ingenuity, and print sources. Thanks to
computerization and telecommunications, librarians can do much more
now than just a few years ago. While the tremendous growth in
available resources has enabled librarians to provide more thorough
information to patrons, the process of doing so has become
correspondingly more complex. While librarians still need to use
many traditional skills, they must also develop new ways of finding
and utilizing information. This professional reference surveys the
field of health sciences librarianship and provides extensive
practical advice to assist health sciences librarians in meeting
the information needs of their patrons. Because journal literature
is the principal medium of information in the health sciences, the
book begins with an examination of the roles that journals play as
well as the large proportion of the library budget that they
consume. The volume then discusses techniques of searching journal
literature, such as print and electronic indexing and abstracting
tools. Additional chapters are devoted to the selection and
organization of health sciences books, and reference tools and
services. Special attention is given to the electronic distribution
of biomedical information. With important sources of health
information now becoming available via the Internet, this book
provides a point of departure to evaluate those sources. The final
chapter discusses the various environments that shape health
sciences librarianship, such as library settings, professional
associations, and economic contexts.
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