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First two in 1660s (France and England) |
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Scientific communication & peer review |
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Growth (10 mil. articles in MEDLINE) |
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Clinical and basic sciences |
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Collection development decisions: subscription,
retention, & cancellation |
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Founded in 1898 |
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1,100 Institutions and 3,600 Professionals |
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Sections, SIGs, and Chapters |
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Publishes BMLA (in 2002, JMLA) |
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Annual Meeting (Doe lecture, papers given) |
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Certification of Medical Librarians (AHIP) since
1990. |
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Cancer Librarians |
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Chiropractic Libraries |
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Collection Development |
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Consumer & Patient Health |
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Dental |
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Educational Media and Technologies |
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Federal Libraries |
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History of the Health Sciences |
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Hospital Libraries |
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International Cooperation |
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Medical Informatics |
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Medical Library Education |
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Medical School Libraries |
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Nursing and Allied Health Resources |
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Pharmacy and Drug Information |
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Public Health/Health Administration |
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Public Services |
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Relevant Issues |
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Research |
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Technical Services |
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Veterinary Medical Libraries |
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Clinical Librarians |
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Veterans Affairs Librarians |
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Geriatrics/Gerontology |
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Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual |
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Mental Health |
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Osteopathic |
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Vision Science |
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Hawaii-Pacific |
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Southern California and Arizona |
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Mid-Atlantic |
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Midcontinental |
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Midwest |
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New York/New Jersey |
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North Atlantic Health Sciences libraries |
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Northern California and Nevada |
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Pacific Northwest |
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Philadephia Regional |
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Pittsburgh |
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South Central |
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Southern Upstate New York and Ontario |
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Founded in 1977 |
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142 Academic Health Sciences Libraries in U.S.
and Canada |
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Represented by Directors of the Libraries |
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Society within AAMC |
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Annual Statistics |
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Legislation/Lobbying w/MLA,NLM,AAMC |
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Library Schools |
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Medical Libraries |
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Medical Library Association |
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Association of Academic Health Sciences
Libraries |
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National Library of Medicine |
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ALA-accred. degree for general education |
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Early 1900’s: specialized courses, practical
experience, standards |
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1920’s: U. of Minn. hosp. library training |
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1940’s: Janet Doe, Handbook of MLP |
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1946: Estelle Brodman, Columbia U., developed
specialized course, copied |
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1948: MLA developed standards, suggested outline
for medical librarianship |
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1950’s: UCLA internships |
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1957: NLM internships (Associates prog.) |
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1967: Conference on Education for Health
Sciences Librarianship - U. Washington |
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1971: Panel on Manpower for Medical Libraries:
recc. MLA take a major role |
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1979: Allerton conference, calling for stds.,
specialization vs. generalization, post-masters program, role of CE? |
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1991: MLA Knowledge and Skills Task Force, Platform
for Change, conceptual framework for education, CE, AHIP |
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1990s - 00’s: NLM, Associates Program and
Medical Informatics fellowships |
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Health care reform and economic pressure |
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Health professional education reform |
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Biomedical research under scrutiny |
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Advances in computer technologies |
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Biomedical publishing industry and scholarly
communication |
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Approximately 2,000 in U.S. |
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Wide variation in size, staffing, services |
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Supports clinical, research, education, and
increasingly consumer health or patient info |
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) changes |
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Economic pressures on hospital libraries |
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Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, etc. |
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Library supports Research & Development |
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Copyright, fair use, ILL differences |
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Early adopters of technology |
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Relationship with academic h.s. libraries |
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access |
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licensing |
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information brokers |
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Notes