Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Framing Health Care Instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the Health Sciences (Medical Library Association Books Series)

Framing Healthcare instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the Health Sciences is a step-by-step guide to integrating the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy into health sciences librarianship. Although this topic has been touched on briefly in previous publications, this book is dedicated exclusively to the unique considerations of the health sciences. With over fifty case studies describing explicit lesson plans and assessments, health sciences librarians who may be new to the Framework or are looking for ready-made lesson plans will find this guide easy to navigate and to apply to their own educational sessions. Multiple disciplines are covered, including: nursing, medicine, allied health, veterinary medicine, and more. In addition to the practical application of the case studies, the books covers in depth each part of the Framework and how it relates to students in the health science Review The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy (IL) Framework replaced the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2016, but many librarians are still struggling to incorporate the ACRL Framework into their library instruction. This book contains everything needed to do that work: explanations of the ACRL Framework, how it fits into health care and health sciences education, and lots of examples that are ready to be used or modified. . . . Overall, this is an excellent ad-dition to any collection that serves the health sciences. Any librarian who does instruction in the health sciences will find this book valua-ble, but especially those who do more formal instruction sessions and those who work with faculty to incorporate information literacy into the curriculum.--Journal of the Medical Library Association For readers unfamiliar with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) information literacy framework, this book provides a clear, well-written introduction. Given that information literacy instruction usually involves teaching students how to use resources, and that health sciences information literacy efforts ordinarily focus on teaching search techniques, this volume employs the broader ACRL model, which teaches concepts as well as tasks. Young (Samford Univ.) and Hinton (Univ. of Mississippi) here adapt the ACRL framework specifically to health care. Each chapter explains a concept and offers case studies and assignments. The editors provide one chapter on each topic addressed by the ACRL framework, beginning with the importance of establishing the authority of researchers and resources. Further chapters cover, respectively, the process of creating information; determining the value of information; how to approach research as an iterative process of inquiry; and the importance of viewing scholarship as a conversation among researchers, where each voice contributes and builds on what was found before. Searching is thus presented as a strategic exploration: not simply finding information, but also challenging assumptions. The volume includes a helpful list of criteria used by medical accrediting bodies, describing information literacy expectations for scholarly activity. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. Students enrolled in two-year technical programs.--CHOICE This is a masterful work that will serve as an indispensable tool for any health sciences librarian--from novice to expert--that is involved in and dedicated to vitally important library instruction in information literacy competencies for students in progressively advanced populations (undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and professional). Well-written and highly readable, this is highly recommended.--Claire B. Joseph, MS, MA, AHIP Director, Medical Library, South Nassau Communities Hospital Young and Hinton have done it! They've created a theoretical and practical book on information literacy that sol