It’s the time of year when most academic health sciences librarians are actively supporting students as they return to campus and begin a new fall term. In an effort to position librarians to best support student success, drive library engagement, and equip students with the skills they need throughout their educational journey, we’re recapping reviews of three resources that could play important roles in students’ academic experiences:  

1. Google Scholar: Jeff … read more

This month, we’re highlighting three reviews we think every life sciences librarian should read to broaden their awareness of life sciences resources. Though many of the reviews published on Doody’s Collection Development Monthly® focus on health sciences, a small subset are dedicated to highlighting critical tools in the life sciences, a neighboring and, albeit, highly related set of disciplines.  

1. Wiley Current Protocols: Abbey Lewis’ 2023 review … read more

Caroline Monnin, MLIS 
Health Sciences Librarian 
Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library 
University of Manitoba 

Editor’s note: This month, we are celebrating Caroline Monnin, who has served as a Librarian Selector for Doody’s Core Titles since 2023 and joined the Doody’s Library Board of Advisors in 2024.   

Where do you currently work and what is your position? 

I’m a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I’m currently the Nursing Liaison, but I see students and faculty from all health science programs.  

Provide a brief description of your library and its services. 

I work at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library. We support all faculties and … read more

Backed by a 132-year tradition of medical publishing, the Karger journal program comprises 103 journal titles including 39 Open Access and 7 Free Access journals to date, covering all disciplines of human medicine in basic and clinical research areas.  

By choosing the Karger E-Journal Collection, your library benefits from access to the complete journal list at attractive conditions.  Karger’s world-wide editorial network of leading researchers and scientists as well as a rigorous peer-review process guarantee high-quality medical content. To ensure high visibility, Karger content is indexed in all leading A & I databases and state-of-the-art online features enable easy access.  

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Editor’s note: This profile updates the our previous one published in 2021. 

Elsevier has participated in Doody’s Review Service since 1993, with nearly 6,500 titles selected by Doody’s as essential to review for health library collections development. Elsevier book titles are featured … read more

Since our last Dermatology profile in 2014, we’ve received 579 titles from 18 different publishers. Over half of these titles have been reviewed on Doody’s Review Service under the leadership of Editorial Chair Dr. Patricia Wong. The books … read more

This month’s Editorial Review Group Chair Profile is a little different, as we give a special send off to one of our longest collaborators, Dr. Dana Lawrence. As the ERG Chair in Chiropractic since the inception of Doody’s Review Service, Dr. Lawrence has led an accomplished and accoladed career, and we’d like to use this profile to celebrate his time within and beyond Doody’s Review Service. 

Dr. Lawrence has a plethora of … read more