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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics
A unique collection within the JGH Health Sciences Library
Shiri Alon, MLISJewish General Hospital
Presented to the AJL Annual Convention
June 20, 2011
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The JGH Health Sciences Library
Over 4000 books Two sub-collections
Patient and Family Resource Center (PFRC)
The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics
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The JGH Health Sciences LibraryHealth Sciences Library space
Patient and Family Resource Center
Drazin Fiction
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics Initiated by Rabbi Myer Schecter (1929-2005)
Establishment of a Judaica and Medical Ethics Library: would help further promote the JGH as a unique acute
care hospital strengthen its Jewish identity in the community
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics Initiative proposed to Avrum, Joseph and
Louis Drazin to honour memory of their parents, Samuel and Gertrude Drazin
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics: Judaica Examines many aspects of Jewish culture and life
reference works, memoirs, art work and fiction representing historical and contemporary times.
Judaica emphasis on: Jewish history Holocaust Growth of the State of Israel Canadian, Quebec and Montreal Jewry Jewish history of Montreal Jewish art, music, medicine Synagogue history Archaeology of Israel Jewish holidays
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics:
Medical Ethics and Bioethics Books written by physicians, clerics and ethicists
Birth End-of-life Ethics in administration Patient rights Emergency medicine Critical care Psychiatry Religious values in health and medicine Human cloning Intensive care Multicultural issues Nursing Professional misconduct AIDS, SARS
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics: Fiction
Classic Jewish writers Humor Philosophy Biography Poetry Dictionaries
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics New acquisitions purchased annually Recommandations from:
Clinical Ethicist Chief Medical Librarian "New Bioethics Titles" from the Kennedy
Institute of Ethics Current topics Staff
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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics Main priority is Jewish content– " soul of
the HSL " Over 1600 titles Maintain three paper journals Challenges:
Circulation Browsing
Some new titles...