Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship

<p>Get the foundational knowledge about health sciences librarianship. <p/>The general term health sciences libraries covers a wide range of areas beyond medical libraries such as biomedical nursing allied health pharmacy and others. <em>Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship</em> 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. <p/><em>Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship</em> 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. <p/>Topics discussed in <em>Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship</em> include: </p><ul> <li>overview of health sciences libraries </li> <li>health environment </li> <li>collection development of journals books and electronic resources </li> <li>organization of health information </li> <li>access services </li> <li>information services and information retrieval </li> <li>information literacy </li> <li>health informatics </li> <li>management of academic health sciences libraries </li> <li>management and issues in hospital libraries </li> <li>library space planning </li> <li>specialized services </li> </ul><p><em>Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship</em> 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.</p>