Health Informatics for Medical Librarians

This is a comprehensive new text from renowned health experts.The first book on health informatics written specifically for information professionals, this text helps you grasp the fundamentals of a rapidly emerging field and describes how medical libraries can be essential players in the health informatics revolution.Opening chapters describe the history, role, and infrastructure of medical informatics as well as its impact on access to medical information and the culture and quality of medical care. Chapters on the organization of medical knowledge and the use of information technology tools in the health sciences follow - from data and information processing to database management, telecommunications and networks, computer-aided instruction, and special technologies like wearable computers. The last part of the book addresses specific applications, education, and the evolving future of health sciences informatics. All major arenas - including nursing, pharmaceutical, dental, public health, hospital, and veterinary informatics - are considered in detail.Written for use in LIS courses on health informatics and medical librarianship, this is also an ideal text for undergraduate or graduate-level courses in biomedical information management. This is a must-have for every medical or health library and information center, corporate libraries in biomedical and pharmaceutical companies will also find this book to be an invaluable resource.

"Finally, medical librarianship has a substantive, in-depth approach to the intersection of health sciences librarianship and informatics...this book will benefit both library and information science (LIS) students and practicing health science librarians." --Journal of the Medical Library Association 98(2) April 2010

"Comprehensive in its coverage, with concepts clearly defined and described. It can be read from cover-to-cover or dipped into as a reference book and is useful too as an introduction to the subject for those currently studying health informatics, librarians new to the healthcare setting, or the more experienced practitioner." --CILIP Health Libraries Group Newsletter, 26(4) December 2009

"Useful as a reference in medical or health libraries and information centers, the book can also be used as a text for undergraduate or graduate courses in health informatics, medical librarianship, and biomedical information management." --SciTech Book News, September 2009

"Unlike most books on medical informatics…the Clevelands, who have authored numerous books together, bring the topic down to earth to give librarians a better understanding of the field and their role in it…It would be a good addition to an academic library." --Collection Building, September 2010

"Useful as a reference in medical or health libraries and information centers, the book can also be used as a text for undergraduate or graduate courses in health informatics, medical librarianship, and biomedical information management." --SciTech Book News, September 2009

"This book is a valuable survey of health informatics to inspire librarians and other healthcare staff working with clinical information. It is also worth considering as a graduate-level text for some health informatics courses." --Multimedia Information & Technology, May 2011

"Useful as a reference in medical or health libraries and information centers, the book can also be used as a text for undergraduate or graduate courses in health informatics, medical librarianship, and biomedical information management." --SciTech Book News, September 2009