Access to medical knowledge : libraries, digitization, and the public good by Groen, Frances K. (Frances Kathleen) instant download

Access to medical knowledge : libraries, digitization, and the public good by Groen, Frances K. (Frances Kathleen) instant download

xv, 281 pages ; 23 cm, \"Frances K. Groen takes a penetrating look at the genesis of medical librarianship. After reviewing the literature, she concludes there are strong perennial values on which librarianship has been built and librarians have been successful in sustaining their belief system over time, even in the face of challenges.\"--BOOK JACKET, Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index, Librarians and their values -- Librarians, values, and the public good -- The origin of medical librarianship -- Early days in the profession -- The emergence of the medical library in the Twentieth Century, 1900-1940 -- The war and after, 1940-1960 -- Gaining ground in medical libraries, 1960-1990 -- Medical libraries in the age of the Internet -- Digitization and the Internet: a revolutionary context -- Consumer and patient information: convergence on the Internet -- New approaches to clinical medical information -- Is there a better way? -- The economics of scientific and medical information -- Toward open access -- New solutions in access to medical information -- Controlling copyright: the necessary balance