A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era

by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld and Michael R Kronenfeld

Book Overview

A History of Medical Libraries and Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billingsto the Digital Era presents a history of the profession from the beginnings of the Army Surgeon General's Library in 1836 to today's era of the digital health sciences library. The purpose of this book is not only to make this history available to the profession's practitioners, but also to provide context as medical librarians and libraries enter a new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538183617
• ISBN13: 9781538183618
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"