Access to Medical Knowledge: Libraries, Digitization, and the Public Good

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Synopsis
Groen examines medical librarianship, tracing its history, and considering changes in the field caused by developments in information technology and telecommunications.

She attempts to understand why librarians make certain choices and develop certain services. She draws on her own experiences as a medical librarian and in associations and defines three core values of medical librarians: providing access to the medical literature, empowering and educating library users, and preserving the wisdom of the past. Discussion revolves around access to clinical information and consumer health information in the internet age, challenges to providing access, alternative methods, and communication. The book is meant for medical librarians, professors, and other library and information professionals.

Groen has been affiliated with Falk Library of the Health Professions, U. of Pittsburgh, and the medical library at McGill U. in Canada. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
281 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780810852723
Publisher:
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Frances K. Groen
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Education, Medicine
Submitted By:
Melissa Resnick
Proofread By:
Rick Costa
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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