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Doody's Core Titles
Doody Enterprises, Inc. (Doody's) is an authoritative medical book review service, designed to assist medical libraries and institutions with their purchasing decisions.Titles are reviewed by medical librarians and content specialists, and key selections are compiled into an annual list known as Doody's Core Titles (DCT), which highlights the best titles published within a variety of medical specialties. This list updates each year in May. Click here for more information on the Core Title Selection Process.
Doody's Star Reviewed Titles
Doody's is an authoritative medical book review service, designed to assist medical libraries and institutions with their purchasing decisions. Titles are reviewed by medical librarians and content specialists and rated on a 5-star scale by Doody's Review Service (DRS), which examines new content on a monthly basis.
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Many of the titles on the Doody Core Titles (DCT) and Doody's Review Service (DRS) lists are available through the STAT!Ref Online title collection.
The designations and ratings are defined as follows:
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Doody's Core Titles (DCT): A core title is a book or software title that represents essential knowledge needed by professionals or students in a given discipline and is highly recommended for the collection of a library that serves health sciences specialists.
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Essential Purchase Title (EPT): Library Selectors indicated which titles in each specialty are
Essential Purchase Titles. Essential Purchase Titles are defined as those titles recommended for purchase by a small library.
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DRS Reviews (R): Expert reviews provided by peers and colleagues.
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Stars & Scores (
xx/100): Based on a weighted 50 - 100 scoring system and a 1 - 5 stars system. The higher the score & number of stars the better.
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Scores & Specialties (2.6 Nursing - Patient Education): The Library Selectors scored each title on the final list, rating each core title on a scale of 0 - 3 on five different key collection development criteria.
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Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis - 2nd Ed. (2021) -
97/100
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Handbook of Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology - 2nd Ed. (2012) -
DCT
2 Health Sciences - Pediatrics
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Handbook of Dialysis - 5th Ed. (2015) -
86/100
Reviewed
DCT
2.4 Health Sciences - Nephrology
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Handbook of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances - 3rd Ed. (2010) -
83/100
Reviewed
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Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice - 4th Ed. (2006) -
80/100
Reviewed
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Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens (2021) -
94/100
Reviewed
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Handbook of Polytrauma Care and Rehabilitation (2014) -
82/100
Reviewed
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Handbook of Tuberculosis: Clinics, Diagnostics, Therapy, and Epidemiology (2008) -
99/100
Reviewed
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Harley's Pediatric Ophthalmology - 6th Ed. (2014) -
96/100
Reviewed
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Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life, The - 2nd Ed. (2013) -
92/100
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Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence: Evidence-based Guidelines for Improving Healthcare (2010) -
96/100
Reviewed
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Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach - 6th Ed. (2020) -
DCT
2.6 Health Sciences - Health Information Management
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Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, and Practice - 6th Ed. (2020) -
DCT
2.53 Health Sciences - Health Information Management
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Health Insurance and Managed Care: What They Are and How They Work - 5th Ed. (2020) -
DCT
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EPT
2.5 Health Sciences - Managed Care
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Health Measurement Scales: A practical guide to their development and use - 5th Ed. (2015) -
96/100
Reviewed
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Health Professional’s Guide to Nutrition Management of Thyroid Disease, The (2020) -
60/100
Reviewed
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Health Professional's Guide to Food Allergies and Intolerances, The (2013) -
80/100
Reviewed
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Health Professional's Guide to Nutrition, Diabetes, and Pregnancy (2021) -
68/100
Reviewed
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High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics - 4th Ed. (2019) -
DCT
2.87 Nursing - Perinatal
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HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS - 3rd Ed. (2007) -
98/100
Reviewed
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Homelessness and Mental Health (2022) -
71/100
Reviewed
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How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare - 6th Ed. (2019) -
DCT
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EPT
3 Health Sciences - Medical Education & Informatics