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Peer reviewedElayyan, Ribhi M. – International Library Review, 1988
Reviews the literature on the topic of information use by physicians. The five areas presented include the concept of information use, relevant bibliographies and reviews, the use of library related sources of information, the use of nonlibrary related sources of information, and factors affecting information use by physicians. (93 references)…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedKeast, Don; Hooke, Julie – Australian Library Journal, 1985
Describes the growth, rationale, and operation of a no-charge cooperative formed in 1982 by group of small Australian health science libraries to combat rising costs of interlibrary loans (GRATIS), and its South Australian equivalent (GRATISSA). Membership, coverage, features, problems, applications, and future developments are noted. Nine…
Descriptors: Costs, Foreign Countries, Hospital Libraries, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedAlloway, Catherine Suyak; Salisbury, Linda – RQ, 1983
Examines two issues to determine how they affect delivery of consumer health information: (1) Who is responsible for disseminating consumer health information, and what role should public and health science libraries play? (2) Should librarians (public or health science) provide medical reference works for general public? Thirty-five references…
Descriptors: Ethics, Health Materials, Information Dissemination, Library Materials
Martin, Dohn H. – Spec Libr, 1970
Descriptors: Automation, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition, Library Automation
Benjamin, Clement – Educ Telev, 1969
Descriptors: Audiovisual Coordinators, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedRoderer, Nancy K. – Library Trends, 1993
Describes five programs that have been significant to the evolution of biomedical communications in health sciences libraries over the last twenty years: the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM); Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS); National Research and Education Network (NREN); Unified Medical Language System…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Electronic Journals
Stanton, Michael – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1992
New health occupations described are biomedical equipment technician, perfusionist, orthotist, biocommunications manager, biophotographer, health sciences librarian, instructional designer, medical writer/editor, and medical artist/illustrator. Association contacts for further information are listed. (SK)
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Communications, Emerging Occupations, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedWatson, Maureen Martin; Kroll, Susan M. – Special Libraries, 1992
Describes a survey of members of the Association of Visual Science Librarians (AVSL) that evaluated the professional and financial support by their institutions. Results are discussed and compared to the 1971 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards for Faculty Status for College and University Librarians. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Librarians, Library Associations, Library Standards
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1989
A task force was appointed to insure that New York State's health information service programs were operating optimally. The task force was charged to review: (1) the effectiveness of the guidelines and assessment form as published in the "Manual for Assessing the Quality of Health Sciences Libraries in Hospitals"; (2) the present…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks, Library Services
Download full textTillman, Peggie S., Comp. – 1990
This bibliography contains 468 citations to journal articles and monographs on the role of the nurse in educating the patient or care provider for more involved self-care. Self-care is defined as the deliberate, voluntary practice of activities by individuals in the interest of health maintenance and promotion. A variety of National Library of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Geriatrics, Health Education
Mayfield, M. Kent – 1986
This manual provides assistance in developing and editing questions for the Medical Library Association General and Area of Concentration Examinations for Certification or Registration. After describing the certification procedures and the examination itself, suggestions for test item writers are provided, including preparing the item-as-a-whole,…
Descriptors: Certification, Library Science, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medical Libraries
Armes, Patti – 1980
This syllabus for a continuing education course describes the OCLC system and considers how it can be used by health science libraries. The general governance and administrative structure of OCLC and its network affiliates are detailed, and the OCLC subsystems--online union catalog, serials, interlibrary loan, and acquisitions--and their major…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans
Humphreys, Betsy L.; And Others – 1985
Established in 1956, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) was charged to acquire and preserve books, periodicals, prints, films, recordings, and other library materials pertinent to medicine. Since the establishment of the NLM, significant effort has been devoted to carrying out preservation responsibilities. In 1983, the Library Operations (LO)…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Environmental Influences, Library Collections, Library Facilities
Peer reviewedMcGrath, William E.; Dyson, Sam – RQ, 1974
The Louisiana Numerical Register is a union catalog of 550,000 titles, arranged by LC card number, in seventeen academic libraries, two medical libraries, the Louisiana State Library, and the New Orleans Public Library. Its costs and use as an interlibrary loan finding tool are evaluated. (LS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Peer reviewedReed, Sarah R. – Library Trends, 1975
A report on (1) the school library institutes funded under NDEA Title XI, (2) the programs funded under HEA Title II-B, (3) the Medical Library Assistance Act training programs, and (4) very briefly, several other federally funded programs which have included opportunities for the support of library education programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
