Building Health Sciences Library Collections

Megan Inman, MLIS, is the collection development librarian at East Carolina University, William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library. She has served in this role for the past seven years, following a number of years in reference services. She has a BA in psychology from Queens University of Charlotte and an MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. Megan serves on the editorial board for Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries. She has published several book chapters, articles, reviews, and an edited book. She has served on numerous national and regional committees in varying leadership roles.Marlena Rose is the assistant director of collections & historical services at the Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University. She has presented at library conferences and written articles on collection development and technical services. Rose holds an MLIS from San Jose State University and a BA in communications from the University of Memphis. Rose previously served as chair of the Technical Services Caucus of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and has served on national and regional committees associated with health science librarianship. She is certified by MLA as an Academy of Health Information Professional at the senior level.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1 Collection Development in the Health SciencesMegan Inman 2 Developing Diverse and Inclusive Collections Derek Marshall3 Managing Collections through Deselection Processes Marlena Rose and Alessia Zanin-Yost4 Keeping Up to Date with Emerging Topics in Collections Matthew Noe5 Developing Your Medicine CollectionRobyn Gleasner6 Developing Your Nursing Collection Robyn Gleasner7 Developing Your Allied Health Collection Alessia Zanin-Yost8 Open Educational Resources in Health Sciences Collections: Great Promise, Great ChallengesKerry Sewell and Jeanne Hoover9 Nontraditional Online Collections Megan InmanAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors

This handbook provides an approachable introduction to building collections in the health sciences, covering a wide range of specialties including medicine, nursing, and allied health disciplines. It is designed as an essential guide to starting a new collection and one of its strengths is the curated lists it compiles of recommended books, journals, databases, websites, and other resources pertaining to those specialties. Of particular interest is a chapter dedicated to building diverse and inclusive collections, again with lists of recommended titles. However, as the book acknowledges, the health sciences are ever-evolving so readers should use this text as a starting place and should consult other supplementary texts. This open access book is authored by the Medical Library Association Collection Development Caucus and can serve as a companion text. The book under review will be most appropriate for new collection development librarians, library directors starting a new library, or liaison librarians supporting new academic programs or clinical departments. Recommended. Professionals.