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
PublicationLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
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SeriesMedical 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Kronenfeld, Michael R. A history of medical libraries and medical librarianship. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021] 9781538118818
LCCN 2020042765
ISBN1538118823
ISBN9781538118825 (electronic bk.)

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