Reference and Information Services in Health Sciences Libraries

By Sandra Wood

This is volume 1 of Current Practice in Health Sciences Librarianship, the new series that replaces MLA's classic Handbook of Medical Library Practice.

This volume documents current practice, state of the art innovations, and trends in health sciences reference and information services, with an emphasis on new technologies. Chapters included are "General Reference Services," "Databases and Database Searching," "Microcomputers and Refernce Service," "Management of Reference Service," "Specialized Types of Management and Reference Services," and "Information Technologies-Now and the Future."

Contents emphasize developments in reference services over the past decade, along with future directions based on changes in information technology. The volume is aimed at practicing health sciences librarians and information science students and is relevant to other librarians as well.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810827654
• ISBN13: 9780810827653
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"