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

摘要

For nearly 10 years, there has been a need to replace the long-revered Brandon/Hill list that ceased publication in 2003 [1]. The Medical Library Association’s Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in the Health Sciences does an excellent job replacing that tool and lives up to its title as a master guide. It is 8.5- inches-x-11.25-inches and 2 inches thick, covers 34 broad-based subjects, and is organized logically around the ‘‘Health Occupations’’ and ‘‘Biological Sciences’’ tree structures of the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). More than three-quarters of the contributors are librarians (the rest are experts in their domains), and each contributor has reviewed and selected essential books, journals, and databases in their areas of expertise. The book covers a broad range of the expected clinical areas, but also chiropractic, dentistry, environmental health, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and administration. It also includes some basic sciences and ethics and ends with a general reference section.lt o