Get the foundational knowledge about health sciences librarianship.
The general term "health sciences libraries" covers a wide range of
areas beyond medical libraries, such as biomedical, nursing, allied
health, pharmacy, and others. Introduction to Health Sciences
Librarianship provides a sound foundation to all aspects of these
types of libraries to students and librarians new to the field.
This helpful guide provides a helpful overview of the health care
environment, technical services, public services, management
issues, academic health sciences, hospital libraries, health
informatics, evidence-based practice, and more. This text provides
crucial information every beginning and practicing health sciences
librarian needs-all in one volume. Introduction to Health Sciences
Librarianship presents some of the most respected librarians and
educators in the field, each discussing important aspects of
librarianship, including technical services, public services,
administration, special services, and special collections. This
comprehensive volume provides all types of librarians with helpful
general, practical, and theoretical knowledge about this
profession. The book's unique "A Day in the Life of . . . " feature
describes typical days of health sciences librarians working in
special areas such as reference or consumer health, and offers
anyone new to the field a revealing look at what a regular workday
is like. The text is packed with useful figures, screen captures,
tables, and references. Topics discussed in Introduction to Health
Sciences Librarianship include: overview of health sciences
libraries health environment collection development of journals,
books, and electronic resources organization of health information
access services information services and information retrieval
information literacy health informatics management of academic
health sciences libraries management and issues in hospital
libraries library space planning specialized services Introduction
to Health Sciences Librarianship provides essential information for
health sciences librarians, medical librarians, beginning and
intermediate level health sciences/medical librarians, and any
health sciences librarian wishing to review the field. This crucial
volume belongs in every academic health sciences library, hospital
library, specialized health library, biomedical library, and
academic library.
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