• Celebrating National Medical Librarians Month 

    LBA Profile/CaseStudy

    Each month, we take a moment to highlight the invaluable contributions of one of the hundreds of librarians who enrich Doody’s editorial content. Whether serving as a Board member, a DCT Librarian Selector, or a reviewer, we couldn’t fulfill our mission without the steadfast support of health sciences librarians from around the globe.  In honor […]

  • 3 Reviews to Consider for Helping Your Students Succeed This Semester 

    Featured Article

    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 […]

  • 3 Reviews Every Life Sciences Librarian Should Read 

    Featured Article

    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 […]

  • Ovid Discovery: A Unified Discovery and Delivery Platform  

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  • Karger eJournal Collection

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  • LBA Member & DCT Librarian Selector Profile: Caroline Monnin, MLIS 

    LBA Profile/CaseStudy

    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 […]

  • Retirement Wishes for Dana J. Lawrence, DC, MMedEd, MA 

    Editorial Review Group Chair

    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 […]

  • Publisher Profile: Elsevier, Inc. 

    Publisher Profile

    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 prominently each year in Doody’s Core Titles (DCT), with the vast majority garnering […]

  • Specialty Profile: Dermatology 

    Specialty Profile

    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 range from $9 to $860. Doody’s Core Titles 2024 features 24 titles in dermatology, including several new […]

  • Safeguarding Healthcare Against Cyber Warfare

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