Health sciences collection management for the twenty-first century

Kendall, Susan K., 1968- (editor.).

Summary:

"Health Sciences Collection Management for the Twenty-First Century is intended for those with any level of experience in health sciences collection management. This book, from the authoritative Medical Library Association, starts with the context of health sciences publishing and covers the foundations of selection, budgeting, and management. It won't tell new librarians what yo buy, but it will give them background and criteria that should be considered in their selections. However, the focus of this book is not only best practices but also the deeper changes in the field that affect decision making. Subjects often omitted from or overlooked in many collection development textbooks, such as marketing or accessibility, are included as part of the larger collections landscape. Contributors bring their own perspectives to the topics with practical, specific, and timely detail. While whole books have been written about individual topics, the treatment of each topic here focuses on the unique perspective and concerns of the collection manager" -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442274211
ISBN: 1442274212
Physical Description: xix, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The health sciences publishing environment / T. Scott Plutchak -- One library's story : putting together a collection to support a new medical school / Eizabeth R. Lorbeer and Joseph A. Costello -- Managing a health sciences collection / Susan E. Swogger -- One library's story : Duke University Medical Center librarians learn to embrace weeding projects / Emma Cryer Heet -- Managing a collection budget / Steven W. Sowards and Joseph J. Harzbecker, Jr. -- One library's story : creating and sustaining a hospital library consortium for purchasing online journals / Kathleen Strube -- User-oriented collection assessment / Linda A. Van Keuren -- One library's story : All or nothing : the University of California walks away from ClinicalKey / Sarah McClung, Rikke Sarah Ogawa, and Bruce Abbott -- Collaborative collection management / Esther E. Carrigan, Nancy G. Burford, and Ana G. Ugaz -- One library's story : building a Texas-sized shared print repository / Esther E. Carrigan, nancy G. Burford, and Ana G. Ugaz -- Discovery of the health sciences collection / Susan K. Kendall -- One library's story : supporting a reimagined medical school curriculum with targeted library collections and licenses / Iris Kovar-Gough -- Usability and accessibility for health sciences collections / Jessica Shira Sender and Heidi M. Schroeder -- One library's story : developing accessibility purchasing procedures for electronic resources at the Michigan State University Libraries / Heidi M. Schroeder -- Data in the library : considerations for collection development policy and practice / Lisa Federer -- The hunt of the unicorn : collection development for special collections in health sciences libraries / Stephen J. Greenberg -- The future of health sciences collection management / Susan K. Kendall.