Huber, Jeffrey T. and Susan Swogger (eds.) Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. 6th edition. Neal -Schuman, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1184-6.
Description
Prepared in collaboration with the Medical Library Association, this new edition has the latest information about medical reference sources in all formats. Special emphasis is placed on electronic versions of traditional sources. Chapters also include advice on health information-seeking habits and advice on how to build a contemporary health reference collection.
Table of Contents
Part I: Health Reference in Context
Chapter 1
Health Information Seeking Behaviors
J. David Johnson
Part II: The Reference Collection
Chapter 2
Organization and Management of the Reference Collection
Anneliese Taylor and Jean Blackwell
Part III: Bibliographic Sources
Chapter 3
Bibliographic Sources for Monographs
Jeffrey T. Huber
Chapter 4
Bibliographic Sources for Periodicals
Feili Tu-Keefner
Chapter 5
Indexing, Abstracting, and Digital Database Resources
Laura Abate
Chapter 6
U.S. Government Documents and Technical Reports
Melody Allison
Chapter 7
Conferences, Reviews, and Translations
Beatriz Varman
Part IV: Information Sources
Chapter 8
Terminology
Michelle L. Zafron
Chapter 9
Handbooks and Manuals
Katherine Schilling
Chapter 10
Drug Information Sources
Penny Coppernoll-Blach and Sharon Giovenale
Chapter 11
Consumer Health Sources
Mary L. Gillaspy and Mary O’Connor Pranica
Chapter 12
Medical and Health Statistics
Jennifer Darragh
Chapter 13
History Sources
Lucretia W. McClure
Updated and revised by Michael A. Flannery
Chapter 14
Directories and Biographical Sources
Tracy Shields
Chapter 15
Grant Sources
John D. Jones Jr.
Chapter 16
Point-of-Care and Clinical Decision Support Resources
Susan Swogger
Chapter 17
Global Health Sources
Megan von Isenburg and Mellanye Lackey
