Introduction To Health Sciences Librarianship

Author : M. Sandra Wood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136614370
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship written by M. Sandra Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : M. Sandra Wood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810888149
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Sciences Librarianship written by M. Sandra Wood and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive textbook of health sciences librarianship provides the library student and new librarian with the background and skills necessary to handle day-to-day activities and provide quality services in a health sciences library or a more general library serving students and practitioners in the health professions. The book has 16 chapters, each authored by an experienced medical librarian and is are organized logically into 4 sections: The Profession, Collection Services, User Services, and Administrative Services, Each chapter contains photographs, figures, tables, and charts illustrating the essential concepts introduced. Overseen by a 3-member editorial board of leading professors in medical librarianship programs, this authoritative text provides students, beginning, and experienced librarians with a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art medical librarianship.

Author : Frank Kellerman
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship written by Frank Kellerman and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1997-01-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jeffrey T. Huber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610698878
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Librarianship written by Jeffrey T. Huber and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for students interested in careers as health sciences librarians, this insightful book presents a current view of trends and issues in the field of health librarianship from leading scholars and practitioners. With health care reform and the Affordable Care Act driving up demand for ready access to health and biomedical information by both health care providers and healthcare consumers, health librarianship plays a critical role in facilitating access to that information. Health Librarianship: An Introduction places health librarianship within the health care context, covering librarianship within this specific environment as well as other perspectives relevant to health librarianship. The book addresses the basic functions of librarianship—for example, management and administration, public services, and technical services—within the health care context as well as issues unique to health librarianship like health literacy, consumer health, and biomedical informatics. This book is an outstanding textbook for library and information sciences classes and will also be of interest to those considering a career change to health librarianship.

Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Planning Panel on the Education and Training of Health Sciences Librarians
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Education and Training of Health Sciences Librarians written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Planning Panel on the Education and Training of Health Sciences Librarians and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Kellerman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1567508146
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship written by Frank Kellerman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-01-21 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jeffrey T. Huber
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838911846
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, Sixth Edition written by Jeffrey T. Huber and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared in collaboration with the Medical Library Association, this completely updated, revised, and expanded edition lists classic and up-to-the-minute print and electronic resources in the health sciences, helping librarians find the answers that library users seek. Included are electronic versions of traditionally print reference sources, trustworthy electronic-only resources, and resources that library users can access from home or on the go through freely available websites or via library licenses. In this benchmark guide, the authors Include new chapters on health information seeking, point-of-care sources, and global health sources Focus on works that can be considered foundational or essential, in both print and electronic formats Address questions librarians need to consider in developing and maintaining their reference collections When it comes to questions involving the health sciences, this valuable resource will point both library staff and the users they serve in the right direction.

Author : Lucretia McClure
Publisher : Medical Library Association
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Sciences Environment and Librarianship in Health Sciences Libraries written by Lucretia McClure and published by Medical Library Association. This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lisa A. Ennis
Publisher : Information Today
ISBN 13 : 9781573873956
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accidental Health Sciences Librarian written by Lisa A. Ennis and published by Information Today. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparked by an aging baby boomer population, the dizzying pace of breakthroughs in medical research, and an unprecedented proliferation of health information, you may soon discover a career opportunity in health sciences librarianship -- if you aren't already a part of this exciting field. In The Accidental Health Sciences Librarian, Lisa A. Ennis and Nicole Mitchell offer a thorough and up-to-date overview along with guidance on a range of critical resources, tools, and functions. Their coverage of such essential topics as HIPAA and MeSH, along with a wealth of expert tips and advice, is a must for all new, prospective, and working health sciences librarians.

Author : Robert A. Berk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allerton Invitational Conference on Education for Health Sciences Librarianship written by Robert A. Berk and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: