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Mary E. Johnson, editor
Library Services in Mental Health Settings

1997 (256 pp.)
ISBN 0-8108-3306-9

MLA Member price: $36.00plus shipping/handling; nonmembers: $45.00 plus shipping/handling.

Although more than 200 mental health libraries exist in the U.S. and Canada, literature on their specialized collections remains scattered. In response to this need for information, Johnson has edited a collection that addresses the special resources, collection development needs, policies, and user services of libraries in mental health settings.

The chapter authors are librarians in the U.S. and Canada with expertise in providing informational services in specialized areas of mental health such as psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, developmental disabilities, mental health policy, and community mental health. Library Services in Mental Health Settings is meant to be useful to the graduate library student, public librarian, health sciences librarian, and mental health professional in learning more about the history of mental health library services, the potential for collection development, and provides a mechanism by which librarians can evaluate and improve their services. Includes tables, index, and six appendixes which include a list of organizations involved in the accreditation process, a directory of university affiliated programs for persons with mental health disabilities, and a directory of mental health libraries in the U.S. and Canada.

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To top of page Reviews

"...a solid, basic overview...Mary Johnson does an excellent job of weaving together information on a significant and complex area of librarianship...recommend...the book for purchase by any university which has a curriculum in library and information science. This is an ambitious book...the editor is successful in providing a provocative, timely discussion on mental health librarianship. Congratulations to Mary Johnson and her contributors. "

—Medical Reference Services Quarterly

"As in all other areas of medicine, mental health librarians are expected to expand their services to a wider circle of users while contending with shrinking budgets. This book provides networking channels for combining resources as one means to meet the increasing information demands."

—LISCA

"...successfully addresses the wide variety of issues in this field. This text is a useful addition to both library science and psychiatric collections. Recommended. "

—Library Journal

"4 stars....This book would be most helpful to the library school student or to a librarian who is new to the mental health field.... Any library or librarian working with mental health professionals or patients would benefit from perusing this title."

—Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

To top of page Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

1. The Librarian and the Mental Health Community: An Overview

Mary E. Johnson

2. Mental Health Policy: Governmental Influence on the Community and the Collection

Susan R. Heffner

3. Information Resources in Community Mental Health: A Canadian Provincial Perspective

Bruce E. R. Gardham

4. Accreditation of Mental Health Libraries and Information Services

Dorothy A. Spencer and Louise A. Colbert

5. Revamping and Marketing the Mental Health Library in a Psychiatric Facility

John R. Clark

6. Library Services in Mental Health Academic Research Centers

Mary C. Chaikin

7. Library Services for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities

Anita C. Lyon

8. The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center: A University Affiliated Program Library

Jean-Paul Bovee

9. Mental Health Librarianship in a Specialized Psychoanalytic Setting

Leonore (Lee) W. Freehling

10. Mental Health Libraries: Present Concerns and Future Possibilities

Mary E. Johnson and Judith L. Kash

11. Clinical Information resources in Psychiatry: A Selective Guide

Barabara A. Epstein, Ester Saghafi, Anne G. Foster, Diana M. Dill, James H. Fischerkeller, and Julie M. Tedjeske

Appendix A
National Organizations Involved in the Accreditation Process

Compiled by Dorothy A. Spencer and Louise A. Colbert

Appendix B
Regional Accreditation Associations

Compiled by Dorothy A. Spencer and Louise A. Colbert

Appendix C
Mental Health Information Services Quality Indicators

Developed by Dorothy A. Spencer and Louise A. Colbert

Appendix D
The Librarian's Role in the Provision of Consumer Health Information and Patient Education
Appendix E
Directory of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Compiled by Mary E. Johnson and Jean-Paul Bovee

Appendix F
Directory of Mental Health Libraries in the United States and Canada

Compiled by Mary E. Johnson

Index

Author Biographies
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