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Title Introduction to reference sources in the health sciences / compiled and edited by Jeffrey T. Huber, Susan Swogger
Edition Sixth edition, updated, revised and expanded
Published Chicago, Illinois : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xx, 468 pages) : illustrations
Series Medical Library Association Guides
Medical Library Association guides.
Contents Health information seeking behaviors / J. David Johnson -- Organization and management of the reference collection / Anneliese Taylor and Jean Blackwell -- Bibliographic sources for monographs / Jeffrey T. Huber -- Bibliographic sources for periodicals / Feili Tu -- Indexing, abstracting, and digital database resources / Laura Abate -- U.S. government documents and technical reports / Melody Allison -- Conferences, reviews, and translations / Beatriz Varman -- Terminology / Michelle L. Zafron -- Handbooks and manuals / Katherine Schilling -- Drug information sources / Penny Coppernoll-Blach and Sharon Giovenale -- Consumer health sources / Mary L. Gillaspy and Mary O'Connor Pranica -- Medical and health statistics / Barrie Hayes and Jennifer Darragh -- History sources / Lucretia W. McClure ; revised by Michael A. Flannery -- Directories and biographical sources / Tracy Shields -- Grants sources / John Jones -- Point of care sources / Susan Swogger -- Global health sources / Megan von Isenburg and Mellanye Lackey
Summary Practicing health sciences librarians identify and describe the most relevant resource on their topics. The most significant change since the previous edition is the increasing importance of electronic resources. Emphasis is on U.S. publications and libraries, but Canadian publications and needs are addressed as well
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Medicine -- Reference books -- Bibliography
Medicine -- Bibliography.
Medicine -- Information services.
Bibliography of Medicine
REFERENCE -- Bibliographies & Indexes.
Medicine
Medicine -- Information services
Medicine -- Reference books
Genre/Form Abstracts
Bibliographies
Abstracts.
Résumés analytiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Huber, Jeffrey T., compiler, editor.
Swogger, Susan, compiler, editor.
ISBN 9780838919569
0838919561
9780838919576
083891957X