(reposted from Medlib-l)
Medical Reference Services is a highly acclaimed, peer-reviewed journal that is an essential working tool for medical and health sciences librarians. MRSQ covers topics of current interest and practical value in public services librarianship in the areas of medicine and related specialties, including the biomedical sciences, nursing, and allied health.

Examples of topics that are relevant to MRSQ are:

• Virtual (chat) reference
• Using the Internet to provide medical information
• Clinical medical librarianship
• Evidence-based medical librarianship
• User education in health sciences libraries
• Reference desk services in medical libraries
• Marketing medical reference services
• Document delivery in health sciences libraries
• Collection management of medical reference electronic and print resources
• PDAs and the medical library
• Blogs, RSS feeds, and podcasting used in medical libraries
• Outreach services in medical libraries
• Electronic references resources
• Medical database searching
  

Examples of recently published and "in press" articles:

• Digital Chat Reference in Health Sciences Libraries: Challenges in Initiating a New Service
• Health Sciences Librarians' Reference Services During a Disaster: More than Collection Protection
• TOXMAP: A GIS-Based Gateway to Environmental Health Resources
• Not Just for Celebrities: Collaborating with a PR Representative to Market Library Education Services
• Marketing the Hospital Library
• Evidence-Based Practice: A New Paradigm Brings New Opportunities for Health Sciences Librarians
• Health and Medical News on the Web: Comparing the Results of News-Providing Web Resources
• Multimedia Bootcamp: Encouraging Faculty to Integrate Technology in Teaching
• Using a Portable Wireless Computer Lab to Provide Outreach Training to Public Health Workers
• Exercise Information Resources on the World Wide Web
• Relationship Marketing in a Hospital Library
• HaPI - The Health and Psychosocial Instruments Database Available from Ovid
• Developing an Interdisciplinary Collaboration Center in an Academic Health Sciences Library
  

Upcoming Deadlines:
Papers for MRSQ, v. 26, issue 1, Spring 2007 are currently being accepted; the deadline is June 5, 2006.
The deadline for v.26, issue 2, Summer 2007 is August 30, 2005,
The deadline for v. 26, issue 3, Fall 2007 is November 30, 2006.

Interested authors should contact the editor with a topic and/or abstract to determine suitability for publication in MRSQ. Submissions, via e-mail file attachment to:
M. Sandra Wood, editor (msw1@psu.edu or mswood@psu.edu).