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To top of page The Medical Library Association Consumer Health Reference Service Handbook

Donald A. Barclay and Deborah D. Halsted
MLA Consumer Health Reference Handbook

2001 (200 pp., softcover + CD-ROM)
ISBN 1-55570-418-2

MLA Member price:

$67.50 plus shipping/handling; nonmembers: $75.00 plus shipping/handling.

Any librarian who answers consumer-health questions will find this comprehensive guide to be a treasure chest of professional information. Barclay and Halsted list and annotate hundreds of sources for consumer health information and illustrate the principles and practice of consumer health librarianship. The CD-ROM includes templates for developing an effective consumer-health Website and for designing inhouse consumer health information brochures.

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To top of page Reviews

"This book fills the criteria of a handbook for public librarians and is highly recommended for that purpose. For the health sciences librarian, the last two chapters have valuable details for enhancing consumer health services."

—J Med Libr Assoc 2002 October; 90(4):481

"This is an excellent guide and useful handbook for any organization that has decided to provide health reference or health resource materials for their clientele. The presentation of the three parts, the depth of the recommended Websites, the resources for evaluation, the CD-ROM, and the authority of the authors make this an essential purchase."

—Doody's Book Review Service

To top of page Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Consumer Health Essentials for Librarians
  • 1. Decoding Medical Terminology
  • 2. Understanding Consumer Health Concerns
  • 3. Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Part 2: Consumer Health Resources for Librarians
  • 4. Recommended Consumer Health Web Sites
  • 5. Recommended Consumer Health Print Resources
  • 6. Recommended Consumer Health Resources about and for Children
Part 3: Consumer Health Services for Libraries
  • 7. Creating Consumer Healthcare Services for Your Users
  • 8. Evaluating Consumer Health Resources for Your Users
  • 9. Creating Effective Print Consumer Health Publications for Your Users
  • 10. Building Successful Consumer Health Web Sites for Your Users
Index
About the Authors
Thanks to Rittenhouse for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!
Thanks to Mosby's Nursing Index for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!
Thanks to American Psychiatric Publishing for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!