Monthly Archives: January 2010
Medical Book Selection for Medical Libraries
There are hundreds of medical books published every year in a wide range of topics and focuses. Medical book libraries can only hold a certain amount of books and the shear number of new medical books makes it hard for them to make selections. One useful solution to this dilemma is that medical book librarians … Continue reading
Brandon/Hill List of Medical Books and Journals for Small Libraries
The authors of the Brandon/Hill list of print medical books and journals have been releasing biennial updates for forty years. Every year, the list contains hundreds of books and journals that give assistance for small libraries in the selection process to offer visitors. It can potentially serve as a library consortium as well. The list … Continue reading
The Discarding of Medical Books in Libraries
Libraries are faced every year with the tough decision of discarding medical books. If a medical book contains information that is considered to be obsolete and no longer useful, should a library discard the medical book? It is a decision that effects the flow of accurate informational research. While this question may be quite controversial, … Continue reading
Where to Find Law Books for Research
Law books can be extremely useful because they provide information about the state of the law in a certain area, in addition to commentary, annotations and practical law advice. Law books can be written with a variety of audiences in mind. They can either be scholarly or practice oriented. Although research of such law books … Continue reading
Black’s Law Dictionary: History and Use
Black’s Law Dictionary is one of the most widely used and highly regarded law books still in use today. The law book was founded by Henry Campbell Black and is the authority in definitions used in legal briefs and court opinions and has even been used as a secondary legal authority in an abundance of … Continue reading
Law Books From the 19th Century
Legal Treatises, also known as legal books, include over 21,000 works done from the beginning of the 19th century up until the dawn of the 20th century. About 14,000 of these works were done in the 19th century with about half as many from just the first twenty-six years of the 20th century alone. Almost … Continue reading
Publishing Law Books: What a Lawyer Should Know
Publishing a law book is a difficult task that requires much skill and expertise. It also takes a lot of time and patience. Writing it can take anywhere from months to years, depending on your ability to write and use language to convey information. If you choose to write a book, there are number of … Continue reading
Law Students of the Future: Law Books in e-Format
Technology in e-reading has vastly improved over the years with new advancements for the sake of convenience. First, the internet provided a revolutionary new means for almost instantaneous information search and retrieval. Eventually, computer technology began to shift and become more sophisticated. Memory storage for information and data because larger and more cost efficient. Next, … Continue reading
Guidelines for Writing a Medical Book Review for JMLA
Medical book reviews play an important role in the flow of information in the medical community. Thousands of medical books are released every year and the shear number can be quite overwhelming for medical researchers and librarians. Many medical books contain similar titles but the quality of the information is quite different from each other. … Continue reading
Print and Online Medical Books and Their Advantages
With the emergence of the internet, the way that information in the medical community is handled has changed vastly. A large quantity of medical books are contained on the internet and medical libraries are beginning to link to these online medical books from their websites. There is also a growing concern with the unbalanced way … Continue reading