Full Description
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.* Presents current information on key issues and trends in health librarianship from contributors with many decades of combined experience* An ideal textbook for students interested in careers as health sciences librarians
Table of Contents
Illustrations vii
Foreword ix
Fred W. Roper
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 Overview of Health Sciences 1 (34)
Libraries and Librarianship
Katherine Schilling
Chapter 2 Overview of the Healthcare 35 (12)
Environment
Fay J. Towell
Chapter 3 Situating Health Librarianship 47 (10)
within the Healthcare Environment
Anna Getselman
Sandra G. Franklin
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based 57 (20)
Healthcare/Evidence-Based Practice
Connie Schardt
Chapter 5 Government Agency and 77 (10)
Professional Association Resources and
Services
Keith Cogdill
Chapter 6 Health Librarianship: Management 87 (18)
and Administration
Gerald Perry
Chapter 7 Technical Services in Health 105 (30)
Sciences Libraries
Susan Swogger
Chapter 8 Public Services in Health 135 (16)
Sciences Libraries
Melissa De Santis
Chapter 9 Information Retrieval 151 (20)
James E. Andrews
Denise Shereff
Chapter 10 Historical Collections in Health 171 (18)
Sciences Libraries
Michael A. Flannery
Chapter 11 Interpersonal Skills to the 189 (18)
Fore: Consumer Health Librarianship
Mary L. Gillaspy
Chapter 12 Health Literacy 207 (18)
Robert Shapiro
Chapter 13 Outreach Services 225 (26)
Julie K. Gaines
Meredith Solomon
Chapter 14 Special Populations 251 (12)
Michele A. Spatz
Chapter 15 Health and Biomedical Informatics 263 (14)
Prudence W. Dalrymple
Douglas L. Volner
Index 277 (16)
About the Editors and Contributors 293
