Dear All,
picture the scene: a new staff member has been appointed to a busy MS / NHS
library. He/She has excellent experience in general librarianship, but no
background in medicine or medical librarianship.
Which single book would you recommend he/she reads to get a feel for what
medicine is all about? There should be a bit of the history of medicine and
the NHS, professions involved in health care, something on the art / science
aspect of medicine perhaps?
I am not thinking of introductions to medical librarianship (that will come
later) but something exemplifying 'The Glory that is Medicine'?
My own candidates would be e.g.
Black D. An anthology of false antitheses. London: Nuffield Trust 1984
Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. 2nd ed. London: BMJ Books 2001
Spiegl F. Sick notes. New York etc.: Parthenon 1996
Any spontaneous suggestions along these lines? Too tall an order?
OK, I will also accept Websites which would do the trick and I will of
course summarize for the list.
Best wishes and a Happy New Year,
Reinhard
R. Wentz, ICSTM, London
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