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Peer reviewedDarling, Louise – Library Trends, 1974
An overview of information needs and services in the health sciences since 1960, with emphasis on the services of the National Library of Medicine and some other recent government-funded systems for information dissemination. Includes an extensive list of references. (LS)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedPings, Vern M. – Library Trends, 1974
A discussion of the information needs of health professionals, the regional libraries organized to serve them, and some document delivery services of the Regional Medical Libraries Program. (LS)
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks
Mayo, Kathleen, Ed. – 1987
An outgrowth of three seminars sponsored by the State Library of Florida and the Florida Health Science Library Association in June 1985 for public, institution, and health sciences librarians, this guide is a direct response to those librarians' requests for help in letting their communities know that their libraries are accessible and reliable…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Family Health, Guidelines, Health Programs
Download full textCummings, Martin M. – 1976
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) had its beginnings in the Library of the Army Surgeon General's office established in 1836. Dr. John Shaw Billings, who was in charge from 1865 to 1895, greatly influenced the growth of the library and also initiated production of the widely used "Index Catalogue" of author and subject listings as…
Descriptors: Databases, History, Information Networks, Information Services
Peer reviewedCooper, Amy D.; Estrada, James A. – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the activities of the Health Sciences OCLC User Group, which was organized to establish a forum for communication; provide information about National Library of Medicine cataloging rules in OCLC; maintain close relations with the National Library of Medicine and the Medical Libraries Association; and represent its constituency to OCLC.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans
Suga, Toshinobu – 1980
A brief description of the resources and services available from the 94 member libraries of the Japan Medical Library Association (JMLA) is followed by a discussion of the need for closer ties with the medical library associations of other Southeast Asian countries. Contacts described include participation in workshops held by the Southeast Asian…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Services
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on scientific/technical information and libraries presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Library Ethics and the Special Library Network in Science and Technology" (Dieter Schmidmaier, East Germany); (2) "The Dissemination of Patent Information by Libraries: An Example Demonstrating the Necessity of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Services
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report reviews the background and rationale for a cooperative authority file building system and describes the services, products, and operation of the new Name Authority Cooperative (NACO). The document defines the relationship between NACO, other Library of Congress (LC) cooperative projects, and the Linked Systems Project (LSP). The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Indexing, Information Networks
Tees, Miriam H.; And Others – 1981
This set of nine papers on special library concerns includes papers presented by participants from Canada, Denmark, East Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Papers are entitled: "The Needs of the Special Librarian and the Library Association," by Miriam H. Tees; "Position and Development of Special Libraries within…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Information Services
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1974
Many librarians, library students, and other concerned citizens accepted the opportunity to write to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science on the occasion of the Mountain Plains Regional Hearing, September 18, 1974 in Denver, Colorado. There were communications on countless facets of library and information services. Some…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Libraries, County Libraries, Federal Programs
