TY - JOUR
AU - Susan Jacobson
AU - Gary D. Byrd
BT - Journal of the Medical Library Association
IS - 2
LA - English
N1 - Special section of the journal with papers exploring the association since its founding in 1977/78.

From the introduction:
Susan Jacobson's article, “Present at the Creation: The Founding and Formative Years of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries,” sets the stage by outlining the forces and events that led to the founding of AAHSL and shaped its early years. In her article, “A Greater Voice for Academic Health Sciences Libraries: The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Vision,” Alison Bunting focuses on the fulfillment of the “greater voice” vision by describing action and leadership by AAHSL and its members on issues that directly influenced the role of academic health sciences libraries. Carol Jenkins and Shelley Bader, Ed.D., review AAHSL's strategic collaborations with other organizations, notably the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and its Council of Academic Societies (CAS).  Joan Zenan focuses specifically on AAHSL's legislative activities and on the association's contributions to the Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force. Roger Guard and Wayne Peay review technology in the development of AAHSL, showing how AAHSL has been a leader, not only in promoting technological innovation but also by showing the way and implementing technology in its own operations. Finally, a pair of articles by James Shedlock and Gary Byrd, Ph.D., focus on the AAHSL Annual Statistics. The first article presents a thematic history of the Annual Statistics; the second analyzes the Annual Statistics to demonstrate trends in academic medical libraries during the past twenty-five years.
PY - 2003
SP - 148
EP - 202
T2 - Journal of the Medical Library Association
TI - The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: Twenty-Five Years of Excellence
VL - 91
ER -