Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship A Management Handbook

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Management & Administration -- General
• Library & Information Science » Management & Administration -- General

Reviews:

• [A] well-researched and thorough treatment of the many facets of health sciences librarianship. [Kellerman} provides comprehensive background information in such areas as the importance of the journal to the field of biomedicine, the effect of journal costs on the library's budget, indexing and abstracting services, computerized resources, collection development and cataloging issues, reference services and sources, and economic issues in healthcare that ultimately affect the medical library....the side issues of healthcare economics and the in-depth treatment of the biomedical journal could serve as a valuable educational resource to even the most experienced librarian. Highly recommended for librarians new to the field as well as for instructors of health sciences librarianship.
  —Library Journal
• Kellerman's introduction to health sciences librarianship belongs on reference librarians' professional reading shelf, especially in libraries where readers might seek health information....This is a clearly written, well organized text that will be useful in many library settings.
  —Public Library Quarterly
• Despite having worked in medical and science libraries for years, I picked up some tips and learnt some useful information. For any one setting out to run a "one professional library" this book will set them out on the right track. Librarians in other specialist fields will probably get some good ideas. If you have not yet been converted to pro-active librarianship this might encourage you. It is an easy and enjoyable read....strongly recommend his book.
  —Library Review
• This comprehensive, well-written book is an excellent starting point for library science students and new librarians with an interest in health sciences librarianship.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly
• This is a very readable book which would make an excellent first encounter with health sciences librarianship for a library student, or even a professional from another field.
  —Jnl. of Education for Library and Information Science
• This is one of the best expositions of health sciences librarianship to appear in many years. It is well written, complete but not comprehensive, and a pleasure to read and study....Mr. Kellerman has done an excellent job of presenting the concrete information and the abstractions of the field....The book is pleasant to read, the format is comfortable, and the information up-to-date and reliable. It is an excellent addition to the literature of the field.
  —World Libraries
• This is an excellent book. Kellerman's style is consistently direct and readable, making it accessible to...information professionals and users of the literature....[I]n terms of its coverage of health sciences literature as a training guide, Kellerman is commendably thorough and useful.
  —The Australian Library Journal
• ...I would have all new health sciences librarians read [this book]....[The author] puts his reader at ease with a controversial, straightforward style and minimal hyperbole....[F]ills a niche, offering a current and very readable overview of health sciences library practice.
  —Technical Services Quarterly
• The subtitle, "a management handbook" does not describe the truly introductory and practical focus of this text-a book I would have all new health sciences librarians read....[The author] puts his reader at ease with a conversational, straightforward style and minimal hyperbole....[F]ills a niche, offering a current and very readable overview of health sciences library practice.
  —Collection Management

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• The Biomedical Journal
• Indexing, Index Medicus, and Other Traditional Abstracting and Indexing Services
• Computerized Bibliographic Searching: MEDLINE and Beyond
• Collection Development, Acquisitions, and Cataloging
• Reference: Service and Sources
• Computerization of Biomedical Information
• The Habitat of the Health Sciences Librarian
• Bibliography
• Index