Managing a CHIS » Collection Development
Core lists are provided for developing consumer health collections, print and online. Resources are provided on selection and weeding.
Recommended Core List of Books and Journals for Alabama Public Libraries 
Kay Hogan Smith, Assoc. Professor/Community Services Librarian
UAB Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
LHL 157 - 1700 University Blvd.
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0013
205-934-2208
205-975-8313 FAX
Health InfoNet of Alabama – We’re Your Health Information Experts (and We’re in Your Neighborhood)!
http://www.healthinfonet.org
April 2012
Bibliography of Consumer Health Books
The Arkansas Consumer Health Information Network Resource Task Force
Lily Liu, MLS, AHIP
Arkansas Children's Hospital Library
800 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Updated by Ellen Fusfeld and Cara Marcus, Faulkner Hospital, May 2010
Classic Titles
Lea K. Starr, B.Sc., M.L.S. Manager
Western Regional Operating Partner
Canadian Health Network
Level 5, 350W. Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC, V6B 1B6
Phone: 604-331-4115
Fax: 604-331-4119
http://canadian-health-network.ca
Updated by Elyse Pike, Grey Bruce Health Services; Norma Graham, Hanover Public Library; and Francesca Frati, Jewish General Hospital, September 2010
Consumer Health Collection Development Resources
Tricia Reusing
Chair, Consumer Health Committee
Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ)
These collection lists cover a variety of consumer health subject areas. They were compiled by members of the Consumer Health Committee of HSLANJ. HSLANJ is a non-profit organization with the goals of encouraging the professional development and advancement of librarianship and improving the quality of library services provided by health care organizations in New Jersey.
Consumer Health Books . . . if You Have $1900 (core list)
Susan Murray, MLS
Consumer Health Information Service
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Updated April 2008
This list provides a basic collection of medical books that are useful in consumer health collections at an estimated cost of $1900.00 (prices given in Canadian dollars with U.S. prices also included for non-Canadian titles). Individual prices do not include taxes, unless otherwise indicated. Taxes (5% GST, 8% PST) were applied to the total amount. The list consists of consumer or lay language material, as well as several basic professional texts.
Consumer Health Library Collection Guide
Susan Murray, MLS
Consumer Health Information Service
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Updated April 2008
This list is intended as a general guide to useful materials for consumer health collections. Canadian materials are included along with standard medical and health titles.
Library Journal Best Consumer Health Books of 2011
Barbara M. Bibel
Reference Librarian/Consumer Health Information Specialist
Oakland Public Library
125 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612-4310
510-238-6568
December 2011
Pediatric Consumer Health Information
Brenda Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA
Kreamer Family Resource Center
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-234-3900
Updated May 2010
Recommended Books for a Consumer Health Library
Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network
Lyman Maynard Stowe Library
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, CT
Updated January 2013