Guide to Information Sources in the Forensic Sciences

From the O. J. Simpson case to the CSI franchise, more and more of us are aware of and curious about the world of forensic science. Cynthia Holt takes that interest and directs it toward the literature that supports and defines the study of how evidence is discovered at a crime scene, interpreted in a lab, and used in a court of law. Her bibliography, grouped by type of material, covers topics such as ballistics, DNA analysis, entymology, expert witnessing, and facial imaging/reconstruction, as well as contributions from academic fields such as anthropology, linguistics, and engineering.

Cynthia Holt has been the librarian for the sciences and engineering programs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. for six years. A large part of this time has been spent supporting the forensic sciences department. Her career as a science and engineering librarian has spanned 12 years in various positions. She is the past chair of the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division of the Special Libraries Association and is a past SLA Chapter Member of the Year Award winner for the D.C. chapter of SLA.