About the 2009 Essential Nursing Bookshelves Over 100 new professional level nursing books are published every year in the areas of Research, Theory, Administration and Advanced Practice, with an average price in excess of $65. How do you find the time to determine the ones that will be the most useful references for your busy nursing practice and research? Let the Essential Nursing Bookshelves be your guide. The “must-have” titles on these lists were selected by a team made up of clinical experts and medical librarians who are collection development experts in Nursing. These brand new lists represent titles that were available at the time of the selection process in the Spring of 2009. These experts research the literature and have an opportunity to update their selections each year. Whether your interest is in nursing research, nursing theory, advanced practice nursing, or nursing administration, you will find the detailed information provided about the titles selected for the Essential Nursing Bookshelves indispensable. New to this Edition – Readers Vote! Let’s hear from you! What nursing titles do you consider essential in these and other areas of nursing? To select and vote on your picks for must-have titles, register by clicking on the link in the upper right hand corner, then log in and select the Readers Vote! tab in the left hand column. Check back often to see what your colleagues have added and how they’ve voted.