All document on this page can be downloaded from the Professional Practice File Library.

Collection Development/Acquisitions

• Download Collection Development Best Practices, developed by members of the Collection Development Caucus, for an extensive overview on developing and managing collections in the health sciences. Read the second edition, Health Sciences Collection Development: An Overview of Fundamental Knowledge and Practices, online.
   

Management and Careers

• Position Descriptions in Health Sciences Libraries: This older MLA Dockit still holds some gems for crafting position descriptions
• MLA salary surveys (1983-2017)
• Negotiating Your Salary
• Organization Charts of Academic Health Sciences Libraries
• Staff Development

Reference and Research

• Patient Libraries Listing (authored by the Cancer Librarians Caucus): List your library and market your services to the global cancer library community. Locate other patient cancer information specialists and connect with experts in the field instantly!
• Recommended websites covering cancer and related topics (authored by the Cancer Librarians Caucus): A resource for medical librarians to use in their daily practice and teaching as well as for patients. This curated list includes resources that meet quality criteria for currency, credibility, content, audience, etc. 

Areas of Practice

• The Copyright Law and the Health Sciences Librarian
• Consumer Health: A Guide to Internet Information Resources
• A Guide to Information Resources in Respiratory Care (1997)
• Informatics in Health Sciences Curricula, revised edition (2005)