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by Claire B. Joseph (Editor), Priscilla L. Stephenson (Editor)

In Managing Health Sciences Libraries in a Time of Change, experienced leaders of the medical library community offer insights into the current trends and issues faced by health sciences librarians and present practical guidelines and management skills needed to create a culture of excellence.

Author Biography

Claire B. Joseph has over 30 years experience in health sciences libraries. She is the Medical Library Director at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, NY. Claire is the author of The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. Claire continues to be active in MLA, its Caucuses, and Chapters; she has served as Chair of three MLA Caucuses (CAPHIS, Hospital Libraries, and NAHRS) and one MLA Chapter. (New York--New Jersey).

Priscilla L. Stephenson was Chief, Library Service for James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Florida at the time of her retirement in 2022. During her 40 years as a health science librarian, she directed both VA and public hospital libraries and served as Head of Reference Services at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Library. She has published and presented at professional library meetings and edited columns for the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (2002-2022) and Medical Reference Services Quarterly (2012-2023). She was awarded MLA's Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship in 2013 and was named a Fellow of the Association in 2019.