Frances K. Groen

Access to Medical Knowledge

Libraries, Digitization, and the Public Good

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Produktbeschreibung

Access to Medical Knowledge examines the fundamental values that have characterized the development of medical librarianship since its foundation. The major focus is the development of medical librarianship in the English speaking world, in particular North America, yet includes a number of major issues in international cooperation including the provision of medical information worldwide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9780810852723
• ISBN-10: 0810852721
• Artikelnr.: 21882582

Autorenporträt

By Frances K. Groen

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction: Libraries as a Public Good-Why? Part 3
PART I: LIBRARIANS AND THEIR VALUES Chapter 4 1. Librarians, Values, and
the Public Good Part 5 PART II: THE ORIGIN OF MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP Chapter
6 2. Early Days in the Porfession Chapter 7 3. The Emergence of the Medical
LIbrary in the Twentieth Century, 1900-1960 Chapter 8 4. The War and After,
1940-1960 Chapter 9 5. Gaining Ground in Medical Libraries, 1960-1990 Part
10 PART III: MEDICAL LIBRARIES IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET Chapter 11 6.
Digitization and the Internet: A Revolutionary Context for Libraries
Chapter 12 7. Consumer and Patient Information: Convergence on the Internet
Chapter 13 8. New Approaches to Clinical Medical Information Part 14 PART
IV: IS THERE A BETTER WAY? Chapter 15 9. The Economics of Scientific and
Medica Information Chapter 16 10. Toward Open Access Chapter 17 11. New
Solutions in Access to Medical Information Chapter 18 12. Controlling
Copyright: The Necessary Balance Part 19 Conclusion: Advancing the Role of
the Medical Librarian in the Public Good Part 20 Bibliography Part 21 Index
Part 22 About the Author