Shannon D. Jones, MLS, MEd, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2022-2023.

In this profile, Shannon D. Jones, MLS, MEd, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2022-2023, MJ Tooey describes her as someone who "takes chances on people, valuing those others might not see as valuable". Jones embraces lifelong learning, and it shows up in her collegiate journey; she has been a student of leadership, a leader of institutions, especially within the Medical Library Association (MLA); and a leader in librarianship. She is a trailblazer, the second African American MLA president, and a champion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Jones has been Director of Libraries & Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for the past seven years and is also Director of Region 2 of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Library of Medicine.

The international collaborations of Shane Godbolt: EAHIL, ICML and irish health science libraries.

This article summarises Shane Godbolt's international Collaborations. It includes her associations with the European Association of Health Information & Libraries (EAHIL), International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) and the Irish Health Sciences Libraries (HSLG).

'A journal with ambitions': Health Libraries Review and Shane Godbolt.

In 1978, the UK Library Association's newly formed Medical, Health and Welfare Libraries Group decided to establish a newsletter for its members. This paper sets out to describe how that newsletter evolved into Health Libraries Review (subsequently Health Information and Libraries Journal) and became the premier European journal for health-care information professionals. Drawing on both published accounts and personal reminiscences, it focuses on the role played by Shane Godbolt as the Review's founding editor. It analyses and discusses the factors that influenced her work, and concludes by summarising the lasting importance of her achievements as editor.

[Medical Heritage Library - The world's largest digital medical library]. / Medical Heritage Library - La plus grande bibliothèque médicale numérique du monde.

TITLE: Medical Heritage Library - La plus grande bibliothèque médicale numérique du monde. ABSTRACT: À l'heure où l'accès libre et gratuit aux ressources numériques est devenu un enjeu majeur, le but de cette présentation est d'introduire le lecteur à la visite de deux outils informatiques incontournables : la bibliothèque numérique Medica fondée en France dès 2000 et la Medical Heritage Library, premier consortium nord-américain mondial regroupant l'essentiel des ressources en histoire de la médecine tombées dans le domaine public.

A passion for the profession: a festschrift honoring Erich Meyerhoff.

An introduction to a series of essays honoring Erich Meyerhoff (1919-2015), AHIP, FMLA, who was active in and contributed to the Medical Library Association for generations.

Erich Meyerhoff: a man for all medical librarians.

Erich Meyerhoff-recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Janet Doe Lecturer, and Fellow-was one of the Medical Library Association's (MLA's) most illustrious members who contributed to the welfare of MLA and its members throughout his long life. The authors review his life and significant contributions to the health sciences library profession. Erich was a friend and mentor to countless medical librarians and was truly a man for all medical librarians.

Library resource sharing and the Medical Library Center of New York.

The creation of the Medical Library Center of New York (MLCNY) was a significant contribution to the history of health sciences librarianship as a model for cooperative, democratic, and practical solutions to the issues of storage and resource sharing. The MLCNY's founding director, Erich Meyerhoff, was a key figure in the successful start-up and ongoing operations of the center, which operated from 1960-2003 and served the greater New York area and beyond. This essay traces the evolution of the center including the creation of the Union Catalog of Medical Periodicals and the demise of the center occasioned by changes in scholarly publishing, technology, and constituent needs.

The tenth Janet Doe Lecture, a forty-year perspective: still relevant after all these years.

Erich Meyerhoff was an academic health sciences librarian and a distinguished member of the Medical Library Association when he was invited to present the Janet Doe Lecture in 1977. His lecture on the state of the association is considered one of the finest Doe lectures and is still relevant more than forty years later, not only from an historical perspective, but also for his projections for the future and his prescient comments about the future of hospital librarianship and the important role of women in the association. Key 1977 Doe lecture topics are reviewed and updated in the context of the current health sciences library environment.

Horst Otto Stoeckel: Collector and Museum Founder.

As a medical student and during his preacademic time prior to 1958, Horst Stoeckel was interested in the history of medicine and especially history related to anesthesia. After his retirement from Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Bonn in 1994, Stoeckel received a gift from Professor Richard Kitz of Harvard University (Boston, MA) that encouraged him to develop his collection of 150 artifacts and 350 books and periodicals into a scientific museum and library. The late librarian, Patrick P. Sim, MLS, of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology in the United States also encouraged and supported Stoeckel with literature concerning anesthesia history. The Horst Stoeckel Museum of Anaesthesiology (Horst-Stoeckel-Museum fur die Geschichte der Anasthesiologie) was dedicated by the University of Bonn and opened to the public on October 9, 2000, and currently has more than 1000 items displayed in 45 themed display cases. A newly themed concept of Incremental Development of Eminent Anesthesia Landmarks to Operational Routine was developed for the display and explanation of the history of anesthesia related to pioneers, equipment, books, and manuscripts. A display concept combining Person, Publication, and Apparatus is used throughout the museum. A well-stocked library currently holds more than 13,000 books and periodicals. The museum's 10-year anniversary was celebrated with a symposium entitled "German Pioneers in Anaesthesia of the first 100 years," held at the University of Bonn on October 8, 2010. The museum's Web site in German, English, and French is www.anaesthesia-museum.uni-bonn.de.

Julia M. Esparza, AHIP, Medical Library Association President, 2019-2020.

In this profile of Julia M. Esparza, AHIP, Medical Library Association President, 2019-2020, she is described as a pleasure to work with, practical, and intelligent, and she adds a spark of humor to any activity. Esparza has spent the last twelve years of her career in the Health Sciences Library and Department of Medical Library Science at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport. She is an excellent role model for medical librarians who want to engage in scholarly activities and is active in supporting the educational needs of health care providers, students, library personnel, and the community through her instructional efforts.

Keeping Dr. Charles Richard Drew's legacy alive.

The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The university was established to honor Dr. Charles Richard Drew, a pioneer in blood banking. As a tribute to the legacy of CDU and Dr. Drew, the CDU Health Sciences Library examined how CDU is keeping Dr. Drew's legacy alive.

Ugandan health libraries in the 21st century: key initiatives and challenges.

This article is part of a series in this regular feature which looks at new directions in health science libraries. This paper highlights new initiatives aimed at ensuring health libraries can contribute to the development of Uganda in the 21st century and the challenges facing libraries. It stresses that for libraries to be successful they need to form networks and collaborations for resource sharing; take advantage of the benefits of information technology; computerise their library systems; as well as invest in the development of staff. The paper highlights the main challenge facing the library service as inadequate funding both from government for public-funded health libraries and the private sector (for privately funded health libraries). The paper concludes that, despite the bottlenecks brought about by inadequate funding, Ugandan health libraries have taken positive steps to support health research and education, as well as patient care, not just for Uganda, but for the whole of the East African region. J.M.

Antecedentes históricos, situación actual y perspectivas del sistema de información en ciencias médicas de Ciego de Ávila / Historical background, current situation and perspectives of the information system in medical sciences of Ciego de Ávila

Introducción: el proyecto de salud para todos es respaldado por el sistema de información en ciencias médicas en la provincia Ciego de Ávila.Objetivo: identificar los antecedentes históricos, situación actual y perspectivas del sistema de información de ciencias médicas de Ciego de Ávila. Método: se realizó un estudio cualitativo de 2015 a 2018, se utilizaron métodos como el histórico-lógico y el analítico-sintético, técnicas de análisis documental, entrevistas semiestructuradas a directivos, jubilados y trabajadores del sector, y el submétodo cronológico. Para el análisis de los datos se utilizó la técnica de triangulación.Resultados: se describieron los antecedentes desde 1951 con la primera biblioteca médica en el territorio, el desarrollo de la red de bibliotecas y del Centro Provincial de Información desde su creación en 1977, hasta el presente. Se informa sobre los recursos humanos especializados de la red provincial de información, los servicios que se brindan, el perfeccionamiento de la revista MediCiego, las iniciativas, el desarrollo de la investigación, la publicación y el alcance del portal web provincial.Conclusiones: el desarrollo del sistema de información en ciencias médicas en la provincia Ciego de Ávila se ha sostenido desde el punto de vista histórico en el propio surgimiento y avance escalonado logrado por el Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas y su red de bibliotecas institucionales, donde ha sido decisivos la política informacional nacional del sector salud y el empeño de los directivos y trabajadores en su implementación(AU)

Introduction: the health project for all is supported by the information system in medical sciences in the province of Ciego de Ávila.Objective: to identify the historical background, current situation and perspectives of the information system of medical sciences of Ciego de Ávila. Method: a qualitative study was carried out from 2015 to 2018, using methods such as the historical-logical and the analytical-synthetic, documentary analysis techniques, semi-structured interviews to managers, retirees and workers in the sector and the chronological sub-method. For the analysis of the data, the triangulation technique was used. Results: the antecedents were described since 1951 with the first medical library in the territory, the development of the library network and the Provincial Information Center since its creation in 1977, up to the present. Information is provided on the specialized human resources of the provincial information network, the services provided, the development of MediCiego magazine, the initiatives, the development of the research, the publication and the scope of the provincial web portal.Conclusions: the development of the information system in medical sciences in the province of Ciego de Ávila has been sustained from the historical point of view in the own emergence and stepped progress achieved by the Provincial Information Center of Medical Sciences and its network of institutional libraries, where the national informational policy of the health sector and the efforts of managers and workers in its implementation have been decisive(AU)

Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2018-2019.

When I think of Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA, three words come to mind: Bold, Brave, Brilliant. In every action that Beverly has undertaken as a health sciences librarian, she has demonstrated an innate ability to just "Be." Being bold, brave, and brilliant is just what she will need to be as the Medical Library Association's first African-American president since the association's founding in 1898.

Biblioteca de la Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología / The Library of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV)

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Apuntes históricos culturales de la extensión bibliotecaria en las bibliotecas de salud / Historical-cultural notes on library extensions in health libraries

El Servicio de Extensión Bibliotecaria es el medio adecuado que tiene la biblioteca para expandirse hacia la comunidad, de esa forma permite que aquellos usuarios que no la visitan hagan uso de sus servicios y documentos. Sin embargo, pocos conocen su historia y evolución a través del tiempo. Se muestra una revisión bibliográfica y el estado actual de este servicio. Los elementos incluidos en esta recolección abarcan publicaciones periódicas, sitios web, revistas electrónicas, publicados entre el siglo XVIII y el presente. El documento pretende brindar una aproximación histórica al servicio de extensión bibliotecaria en las bibliotecas(AU)

The Library Extension Service is the appropriate method a library has to expand into the community in a way that users who dont visit it use its services and documents. However, just a few people know its history and development through time. A bibliographic review is shown along with the current state of this service. The elements included in it cover regular publications, web sites and electronic journals published from the XVIII century to the present time. The paper expects to provide a historical approach to the library extension service in libraries(AU)