Bücher der Reihe Medical Library Association Books Series

Essential Leadership Skills for Health Sciences Information Professionals is intended to provide a quick, readable introduction to key concepts in leadership and management so that a new leader can get up to speed quickly, and experienced leaders can increase, enhance, or refresh their skills.

Systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses have a vital role in summarizing the literature, exploring gaps in research, prioritizing new research, and providing literature to support decision-making and evidence-based practices. Librarians adapt their practices as members of the higher education and research community. If they consult and teach with researchers, faculty, and students, review methods will likely be a part of their work. Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses: A Guide for Librarians aims to be the definitive text on systematic reviews for librarians, information professionals, and expert searchers. Starting with an introduction to evidence syntheses, the book follows the acronym PIECCESS, a framework for the 8 phases which flow through 8 processes. The 8 phases are (1) Proposal of scope; (2) Protocol registration; (3) Preliminary findings; (4) Paper completion; (5) Preserve project; (6) Promote to stakeholders; (7) Impact compilation; (8) Updating the review. The 8 processes are Plan, Identify, Evaluate, Collect, Combine, Explain, Summarize, and Share. After the processes of a review project are covered, guidance for developing and running a service is provided as well as teaching reviews and training for librarians.The intended audience for this book is any librarian interested in consulting, collaborating, completing, or teaching reviews. It has several applications: for training librarians new to reviews, for those developing a new review service, for those wanting to establish policies for current service, and as a reference for those conducting reviews or running a service. Participating in reviews is a new frontier of librarianship, with expanded opportunities for new service, research areas, and professional activities. This book is part of the effort to standardize best practices when engaging in evidence syntheses.

The handbook includes sections on information and access services, reference and instruction, collections, and clinical services, encompassing the challenges and opportunities presented by virtual services for nearly every area of the health sciences library.

This authoritative guide to conducting assessments within academic libraries is organized into four section: services, resources, spaces, and personnel. The book serves as a springboard to adopt, adapt, or create assessments to describe a library's value and to plan for improvement.

This book covers the history of medical libraries and librarianship from the founding of the Medical Library Association in 1898 to today. The authors present the different stages in the evolution of health science librarianship and conclude with a discussion of the new, digital era of health science libraries.

Here is an accessible guidebook for hosting successful library events. From the first steps of defining the scope of an event to finding funding, to marketing and publicizing, evaluating, reporting and using data to keep the program cycle going, this guide is full of practical examples and tools.

Planning and Promoting Events in Health Sciences Libraries: Success Stories and Best Practices presents a simple blueprint for planning and promoting library events and programs written with medical librarians in mind.

Framing Healthcare instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the health sciences will analyze bibliographic instruction in the health sciences through the lens of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework. The handbook covers information literacy instruction in progressively higher-stakes health sciences populations in multiple settings.

This book explores some of the challenges that libraries and librarians face due to diversity and inclusion issues among library staff, as well as the patrons that they serve. Its goal is to increase awareness of and sensitivity to the social, cultural, and educational needs of everyone involved.

This book provides librarians interested in starting a 3D printing service with an overview of 3D printing in medical libraries. It will appeal to those looking to start a 3D printing service or understand the 3D printing space as it relates to medical education, practice, and research.

This authoritative book guides both library graduate school students and seasoned librarians from academic, health sciences, and public libraries, to develop, maintain, nurture, and advertise consumer health collections. It covers all that is involved in developing a new consumer health library.

Becoming a Powerhouse Librarian: How to Get Things Done Right the First Time will help you recognize and implement specific behaviors and actions to successfully drive projects forward, institute new services or revamp old ones, and establish key relationships both inside and outside of the library. It features practical tips for each topic area.

Using examples, tips, suggestions for resources, samples, and anecdotes from a wide variety of library practitioners and settings, The Library Staff Development Handbook shows how to create an environment that nurtures individuals while encouraging staff opportunities in order to generate optimal institutional performance.

Searching the Grey Literature is for librarians and information professionals interested in learning more about grey literature. This book will aid with crafting a grey lit search successfully, from start to finish. Many types of librarians will find the content of this book useful, particularly those in health or social science.

New Methods of Teaching and Learning in Libraries is a one-stop introduction to the role of technology in teaching and learning in libraries, covering -Collaborative Spaces -Fostering Creativity -Teaching Beyond the Library Walls -Teaching Skills for Career Success -Multimedia -Mobile Libraries -Teaching and Learning in the Library of the Future

Filled with tips and tricks gathered from years of experience this conversational, practical guide can be used for self-study, reference, or as a course text. Examples, checklists as well as opportunities to apply the knowledge gained abound! All these elements combine to let you develop your skills as an expert searcher.

Marketing for Special and Academic Libraries is an easy-to-follow, practical, easily-implementable, 21st-Century marketing book for academic and special libraries. Written by two practicing librarians who are passionate about communicating with user, the book provides both the inspiration and drive to market your library and practical tips and suggestions on how to do that effectively.

The Small Library Manager's Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. This handbook, written by experts who are small librarians themselves, will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.

If you are wondering what mobile technology adoption means for your library or how to get started, Mobile Technologies for Every Library will answer your questions! This book will detail the opportunities and pitfalls in using mobile technology in libraries.

With contributions by experts working in academic medical centers, Clinical Medical Librarianship provides descriptions of innovative initiatives and programs such as a curriculum for teaching the next generation of medical librarians, recognizing the importance of patient-centered care, and strengthening relationships with clinicians.

This books presents firsthand experiences and thoughts of librarians on the transformation of health sciences library spaces. They provide insights into planning, budgeting, collecting, and integrating user feedback, collaborating with leadership and architects and thriving in the good times and the tight times.

This guide explores the critical issues and challenges faced by librarians. You will understand:*the digital content rights protection scheme; *the various DRM technologies and how they are used; *how to use authentication and authorization standards, strategies, and technologies; and,*the privacy and security issues related to DRM.

Health Sciences Collection Management for the Twenty-First Century, readers learn about best practices and also the big picture and the deeper changes that affect decision making. Chapter contributors provide unique perspectives to topics and demonstrate the thoughtfulness of today's health sciences collection management librarians.

This book guides librarians in defining and marketing their services, covering topics such as co-authorship, stakeholders, developing documentation and conducting the reference interview, systematic reviews standards, search strategy techniques, and best practices for reporting the findings.

Information and Innovation: A Natural Combination for Health Sciences Libraries uses case studies to illustrate how various health sciences libraries have partnered with innovators by offering valuable services and creative products and spaces- especially innovators who create medical digital therapeutics devices and apps.

This guide explores the critical issues and challenges faced by librarians. You will understand:*the digital content rights protection scheme; *the various DRM technologies and how they are used; *how to use authentication and authorization standards, strategies, and technologies; and,*the privacy and security issues related to DRM.

Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age identifies specific digital skills needed for success, ways of developing those skills, and ways of assessing them. This book identifies the crux of what it means to a librarian in the 21st century for library professionals at any stage in their career in any library setting.