Building Health Sciences Library Collections
A Handbook
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- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 28 June 2023
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781538172728
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages156 pages
- Size 228.85x150.37x11.938 mm
- Weight 240 g
- Language English 575
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Selected as a 2025 Doody's Core Title
Collection development is a cornerstone of librarianship; and with the rapid pace that library materials are produced, a thorough knowledge of collection development is more important than ever before. However, with the myriad of choices available, creating a meaningful collection can be a daunting task. Building and maintaining a health sciences library collection can be a challenge, especially in scenarios where there is no dedicated collection services department or collection development librarian. Often in library school curriculum, collection development strategies are discussed, but specific examples of bibliographic sources may not be covered in detail, particularly for health sciences resources.
Many collection development books often discuss the creation of policies, budgeting practices, and usability. This book is a comprehensive reference guide for those who will be creating and curating their library health sciences collections. Moving beyond a traditional list of titles, this guide will focus on several formats and areas. It features specific bibliographic information for top resources for a variety of subject areas and in a variety of formats. This book is designed for all librarians, whether new or experienced. Each chapter of this title does a deep dive into an area of health sciences library collection building, as well as covering how to maintain a current collection.
This book is designed to provide readers with a resource to lean on in determining the best bets in providing their users with health sciences resources to support curriculum, practice, and other user needs. Readers who are interested in gleaning techniques for maintaining their health sciences library collection will also benefit from this how-to guide as it details the deselection process. Every health sciences librarian, no matter their experience, can benefit from this reference guide.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Collection Development in the Health Sciences
Megan Inman
2 Developing Diverse and Inclusive Collections
Derek Marshall
3 Managing Collections through Deselection Processes
Marlena Rose and Alessia Zanin-Yost
4 Keeping Up to Date with Emerging Topics in Collections
Matthew Noe
5 Developing Your Medicine Collection
Robyn Gleasner
6 Developing Your Nursing Collection
Robyn Gleasner
7 Developing Your Allied Health Collection
Alessia Zanin-Yost
8 Open Educational Resources in Health Sciences Collections: Great Promise, Great Challenges
Kerry Sewell and Jeanne Hoover
9 Nontraditional Online Collections
Megan Inman
About the Editors
About the Contributors
