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Latest Titles

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2024 Releases

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Managing Health Sciences Libraries in a Time of Change
February 2024

Ebook available. Pre-order available for hardback & paperback.

Edited by Claire B. Joseph and Priscilla L. Stephenson

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2023 Releases

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Building Health Sciences Library Collections: A Handbook
(July 2023)

Edited by Megan Inman and Marlena Rose

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Essential Leadership Skills for Health Sciences Information Professionals
(May 2023)

Edited by Janet Crum and Annabelle V. Nuñez

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Accreditation in the Health Sciences: A Handbook for Librarians
(February 2023)

Edited by Darell Schmick

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2022 Releases

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Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses

Edited by Margaret J. Foster and Sarah T. Jewell (October 2022)

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Combatting Online Health Misinformation: A Professional's Guide to Helping the Public 

Edited by Alla Keselman; Catherine Arnott Smith and Amanda J. Wilson (September 2022)

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Virtual Services in the Health Sciences Library: A Handbook

Edited by Amanda R. Scull (June 2022)

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Finding Your Seat at the Table: Roles for Librarians on Institutional Regulatory Boards and Committees

Edited by Susan M. Harnett and Laureen P. Cantwell (February 2022)

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2021 Releases

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Assessing Academic Library Performance: A Handbook
Released October 2021

Edited by Holt Zaugg

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Great Library Events: From Planning to Promotion to Evaluation 
Released April 2021

By Mary Grace Flaherty

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Planning and Promoting Events in Health Sciences Libraries: Success Stories and Best Practices
Released April 2021

Edited by Shalu Gillum and Natasha Williams

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A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era
Hardback Released February 2021
Paperback released August 2023

By Michael R. Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld

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2020 Releases
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The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison Released May 2020

Edited by Lindsay Alcock and Kelly Thormodson

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The Clinical Medical Librarian's Handbook Released January 2020

Edited by Judy C. Stribling

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2019 Releases
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Framing Health Care Instruction Released September 2019

Edited by Lauren M. Young and Elizabeth G. Hinton

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Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries Released: July 2019

Edited by Shannon D. Jones and Beverly Murphy

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3D Printing in Medical Libraries Released: February 2019

by Jennifer Herron

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Transforming Health Sciences Library Spaces Released: February 2019

Edited by Alanna Campbell

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2018 Releases

Searching the Grey Literature: A Handbook for Searching Reports, Working Papers, and Other Unpublished Research Released: June 2018
By Sarah Bonato

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections Released: March 2018
By Claire B. Joseph

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Health Sciences Collection Management for the Twenty-First Century Released: January 2018
Edited by Susan K. Kendall

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2017 Releases

Transforming Medical Library Staff for the Twenty-First Century Released: December 2017
Edited by Melanie J. Norton and Nathan Rupp

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The Library Staff Development Handbook: How to Maximize Your Library's Most Important Resource Released: August 2017
by Mary Grace Flaherty

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Information and Innovation: A Natural Combination for Health Sciences Libraries Released: August 2017
Edited by Jean P. Shipman and Barbara A. Ulmer

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Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review Released: March 2017
Edited by Margaret J. Foster and Sarah T. Jewell

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Becoming a Powerhouse Librarian Released: February 2017
by Jamie M. Gray

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2016 Releases

Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age Released: November 2016
Edited by Jeffrey G. Coghill and Roger G. Russell

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New Methods of Teaching and Learning in Libraries Released: October 2016
by Ann Whitney Gleason

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians Released: September 2016
Edited by Lisa Federer

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Digital Rights Management Released: September 2016
Edited by Catherine A. Lemmer and Carla P. Wale

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Translating Expertise Released: August 2016
Edited by Marisa L. Conte

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Expert Searching in the Google Age Released: August 2016
by Terry Ann Jankowski

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Interprofessional Education and Medical Libraries Released: July 2016
Edited by Mary E. Edwards

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Marketing for Special and Academic Libraries: A Planning and Best Practices Sourcebook Released: March 2016
by Valerie S. Gordon and Patricia C. Higginbottom

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2015 Releases

The MLA Guide to Answering Questions about the Affordable Care Act Released: October 2015
Edited by Emily Vardell

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Mobile Technologies for Every Library Released: March 2015
by Ann Whitney Gleason

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2014 Releases

The Small Library Manager's Handbook Released: October 2014
Edited by Alice Graves 

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Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment Released: September 2014
Edited by Amy Blevins and Megan Inman 

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Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery Released: 2014
by Deborah D. Halsted, Shari Clifton, and Daniel T. Wilson 

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Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, 6th ed.Released: 2014
by Jeffrey T. Huber and Susan Swogger 

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Health Sciences Librarianship Released: May 2014
by M. Sandra Wood

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