Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences (Medical Library Association Guides) - Tapa blanda

 
9780838911846: Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences (Medical Library Association Guides)
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ISBN 10: 0838911846 ISBN 13: 9780838911846
Editorial: ALA Editions, 2014

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

Jeffrey T. Huber is Director, School of Library and Information Science, at the University of Kentucky. He completed his master’s at University of Kentucky and earned his doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh and has been on the faculty in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University since 1998. He held a concurrent appointment as associate director for research at the Houston Academy of Medicine–Texas Medical Centre (HAM–TMC) Library from 2001 to 2008. During that time he also was appointed adjunct associate professor in the School of Health Information Sciences at the Health Science Centre at Houston, University of Texas, USA.

Susan Swogger began her interest in libraries by repairing books as a student worker, eventually going to the University of Texas at Austin for library school. She spent some years as director of a psychology library in Phoenix before joining the University of North Carolina’s Health Sciences Library as Collections Development Librarian.

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Editorial
ALA Editions
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0838911846
ISBN 13 
9780838911846
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
488
Editor
Huber Jeffrey T., Swogger Susan
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