A history of medical libraries and medical librarianship : from John Shaw Billings to the digital era / Michael R. Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld.
| Author/creator | Kronenfeld, Michael R. author. |
| Other author | Kronenfeld, Jennie J., author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to ebook |
| Subjects |
| Series | Medical Library Association books Medical Library Association books. ^A1252459 |
| Contents | John Shaw Billings and the Library of the Office of the Army Surgeon General: 1836-1898 -- The gentleman physician librarian era: 1898-1945 -- The era of the development of the clinical research infrastructure (NIH), the rapid expansion in funded and published clinical research, and the emergence of the National Library of Medicine: 1945-1962 -- The era of the development of the National Library of Medicine, online digital subject searching (MEDLINE) and the creation of the health science library infrastructure: 1962-1975 -- The MEDLINE Era: The golden age of medical libraries: 1978-1995 -- The era of universal access to information and the transition from paper to digitally based medical libraries: 1995-2015 -- The emerging era of the digital health sciences library: 2015. |
| Abstract | "This book covers the history of medical libraries and librarianship from the founding of the Medical Library Association in 1898 to today. The authors present the different stages in the evolution of health science librarianship and conclude with a discussion of the new, digital era of health science libraries"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). |
| Terms of use | Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. |
| Source of description | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Kronenfeld, Michael R. A history of medical libraries and medical librarianship. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021] 9781538118818 |
| LCCN | 2020042765 |
| ISBN | 1538118823 |
| ISBN | 9781538118825 (electronic bk.) |
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