Framing Health Care Instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the Health Sciences [Paperback]

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

Elizabeth G. Hinton, MSIS, AHIP, is Instruction and Research Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Centers Rowland Medical Library. She is library liaison to the School of Nursing, where she holds a secondary faculty appointment. Ms. Hinton is author or co-author on several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has presented multiple posters and papers. She is active in both the Medical Library Association and the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association and is a senior member of AHIP. Her professional interests include systematic reviews, library and educational assessment, and measuring scholarly output.

Lauren M. Young, MLIS, MA, AHIP is Associate Librarian and Instruction Coordinator, Reference and Research Services, at Samford Universitys Davis Library. Her academic library career has seen equal time spent in technical services and public services roles, specializing in meeting health sciences information needs. Ms. Young has worked actively in library and institutiolÃ]