English for the Students of Medical Librarianship

Medical librarianship is a service profession which plays a significant part in
providing health information about new medical treatment, clinical trials and
standard trials procedures, tests, and equipment to physicians, allied health
professionals, patients, consumers and corporations. Given the significance
and development of this discipline in the world and in our country, and the
necessity of learning the language in which most of the authentic sources are
written, i.e., English, there was a need for an ESP text in this field. The
present book contains a wide collection of various reading selections from
the most recent original sources including journals and textbooks in medical
librarianship. The reading selections with proper reading comprehension and
language practice exercises both promote the students’ reading skills and
make them explore authentic texts in their field. The book is compiled for
undergraduate students of medical librarianship as the main source of their
ESP course. The book can also be of value to other scholars in health
services including medical students, physicians, allied health staff, etc. We
acknowledge that the book suffers from some defects. It is hoped that the
users and experts do not hesitate to review the book and offer their critical
views