The Medical Library Association's Master Guide to Authoritative Resources in the Health Sciences

摘要

Maintaining a health sciences collection that is accurate, dependable, and up to date can be a difficult and expensive process for the medical librarian. The Medical Library Association's Master Guide to Authoritative Resources in the Health Sciences is an excellent collection development tool for medical libraries and for anyone developing health sciences collections that can help with this process. It updates the iconic Brandon-Hill Selected List of Print Books and Journals for the Small Medical Library, which ceased publication in 2003 and set the bar for offering reliable recommendations to the best medical literature available. The Medical Library Association (MLA) guide grew out of a suggestion made during a meeting of the MLA Books panel and describes more than 2,000 titles in the health sciences, chosen based on quality and importance to the health care profession.