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Building Health Sciences Library Collections: A Handbook provides readers with an accessible, in-depth reference for building their library's collection. Designed for all librarians, whether new or experienced, to aid in the bibliographic selection of a variety of materials in different formats

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"""Building Health Sciences Library Collections"" is an indispensable guide for health and medical librarians looking to develop, diversify, and innovate their collections . With practical insights and expert advice on discipline-specific materials, open educational resources, and how to stay on top of collections trends, this book offers a comprehensive roadmap to building a world-class collection that meets the needs of a diverse range of patrons."" --Elizabeth Ketterman, MLS, East Carolina University, Director of the Laupus Health Sciences Library This handbook offers a useful mix of practical advice, personal experiences, case studies, and lists of recommended sources. Several chapters provide thoughtful overviews of specific topics, including nuanced discussions of plusses and minuses of different decisions. The chapter on diversity and inclusive collections was particularly detailed. Both people new to collection development and experienced practitioners can dip in to find relevant and timely information. It would pair well with a more comprehensive how-to-do-it-manual. --Erin Wentz, MSLIS, Electronic Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences This handbook provides an approachable introduction to building collections in the health sciences, covering a wide range of specialties including medicine, nursing, and allied health disciplines. It is designed as an essential guide to starting a new collection and one of its strengths is the curated lists it compiles of recommended books, journals, databases, websites, and other resources pertaining to those specialties. Of particular interest is a chapter dedicated to building diverse and inclusive collections, again with lists of recommended titles. However, as the book acknowledges, the health sciences are ever-evolving so readers should use this text as a starting place and should consult other supplementary texts. This open access book is authored by the Medical Library Association Collection Development Caucus and can serve as a companion text. The book under review will be most appropriate for new collection development librarians, library directors starting a new library, or liaison librarians supporting new academic programs or clinical departments. Recommended. Professionals. -- ""Choice Reviews"""

"""Building Health Sciences Library Collections"" is an indispensable guide for health and medical librarians looking to develop, diversify, and innovate their collections . With practical insights and expert advice on discipline-specific materials, open educational resources, and how to stay on top of collections trends, this book offers a comprehensive roadmap to building a world-class collection that meets the needs of a diverse range of patrons."" --Elizabeth Ketterman, MLS, East Carolina University, Director of the Laupus Health Sciences Library The book offers thoughtful approaches to the many facets of collection development, including sections on specific topics as well as general concepts and principles. Each chapter features a wealth of resources for the topic discussed, providing the reader with a path forward if a deeper understanding of the topic is required. -- ""Journal of Hospital Librarianship"" This handbook offers a useful mix of practical advice, personal experiences, case studies, and lists of recommended sources. Several chapters provide thoughtful overviews of specific topics, including nuanced discussions of plusses and minuses of different decisions. The chapter on diversity and inclusive collections was particularly detailed. Both people new to collection development and experienced practitioners can dip in to find relevant and timely information. It would pair well with a more comprehensive how-to-do-it-manual. --Erin Wentz, MSLIS, Electronic Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences This handbook provides an approachable introduction to building collections in the health sciences, covering a wide range of specialties including medicine, nursing, and allied health disciplines. It is designed as an essential guide to starting a new collection and one of its strengths is the curated lists it compiles of recommended books, journals, databases, websites, and other resources pertaining to those specialties. Of particular interest is a chapter dedicated to building diverse and inclusive collections, again with lists of recommended titles. However, as the book acknowledges, the health sciences are ever-evolving so readers should use this text as a starting place and should consult other supplementary texts. This open access book is authored by the Medical Library Association Collection Development Caucus and can serve as a companion text. The book under review will be most appropriate for new collection development librarians, library directors starting a new library, or liaison librarians supporting new academic programs or clinical departments. Recommended. Professionals. -- ""Choice Reviews"""

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Megan Inman, MLIS, is the Collection Development Librarian at Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University. In her current role, she oversees the selection of collections purchases made in all formats. She leads the review and negotiation of electronic and continuing resources license agreements and participates in the management of the library's electronic resources management system. Prior to her work as a collection development librarian, she worked for nine years as the Liaison Librarian to the College of Allied Health. Marlena Rose, MLIS, is the Assistant Director of Collections and Historical Services at Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University. She has been at East Carolina University since 2013. In her role, she provides guidance on the library's collections budget and coordinates and develops collection management projects.

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