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Getting Started in Queensland Health Libraries: Books, Journals and Blogs

Information and links for new staff working in Queensland Health libraries.

Professional Development

This page brings together books, journals, blogs and wikis to help you stay up to date in health librarianship.

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Books

Guidelines for Australian Health Libraries 5th ed. 2022
Health Sciences Librarian Research Guide - MLA, 2017.
Health Librarianship: an Introduction - J. Huber and F. Tu-Kneefer 2014.
Health Sciences Librarianship - Sandra Wood (ed) 2014.
Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, (6th ed.) Jeffrey T. Huber, Susan Swogger (eds) 2014.
MLA publications
Health Sciences Collection Development: An Overview of Fundamental Knowledge and Practices* (2nd Ed.) / MLA

Blogs, Wikis and More

Aaron Tay's Musings About Librarianship
HLWiki (Canada)
Blog - Canadian Health Librarie s
Krafty Librarian
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Research Portal for Academic Librarians (HLWiki International (Canada))
Blog: Librarians and Library Media Specialists
Blog: Knowledge for Healthcare (NHS, UK)
Shoosh Podcast (Daniel McDonald, Qld.)

Journals

Databases

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)

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