Guardians of Medical Knowledge: The Genesis of the Medical Library Assocation

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Year of Publication
2000
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Number of Pages
248 pp.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
City
Lanham, MD
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ISBN
9780810834705
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Contents: 

  • Introduction: Advancing Medicine
  • Converting the Medical Library
  • Conceiving a Society for Medical Libraries
  • The Age of Promoters
  • Taking Hold of the Medical Library Movement
  • Guardians and Collectors Making a Life of Medical Librarianship
  • Conclusion: Medicalizing Librarianship