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ERIC Number: ED015765
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1968
Pages: 177
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EDUCATION FOR HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIANSHIP, PROCEEDINGS OF AN INVITATIONAL CONFERENCE (SEATTLE, SEPTEMBER 10-12, 1967).
LIEBERMAN, IRVING
MEDICAL LIBRARIANS, HEALTH SCIENCE FACULTY, AND SPECIALISTS IN RELATED AREAS WERE PARTICIPANTS IN A CONFERENCE HELD TO EXAMINE THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP AND DEVELOP SUGGESTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE LIBRARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE COMPLETE TEXTS OF WORKING PAPERS PREPARED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND MAJOR POINTS FROM THE DISCUSSION SESSIONS. THE TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE (1) CHANGES IN MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP, (2) THE RELATION OF SPECIAL TO GENERAL LIBRARY EDUCATION, (3) THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL HISTORY PROGRAMS ON LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SCHOOL CURRICULA, (4) LEVELS OF PREPARATION FOR MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP, (5) CURRICULUM CONTENT FOR EDUCATION IN MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP, WITH A REVIEW OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND A PROPOSED DESIGN FOR A SPECIALIZED PROGRAM, (6) TRENDS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES AND THE RESULTANT NEED FOR COMPLEX MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, (7) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR HOSPITAL HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIANS, (8) SYSTEMS CONCEPTS AND LIBRARY EDUCATION, AND (9) MODERN TECHNIQUES OF BIOMEDICAL COMMUNICATION, EXTENDED BY A DISCUSSION OF NON-PRINT MEDIA IN LIBRARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE PROCEEDINGS ARE CONCLUDED WITH THE CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS ON CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS AND FOUR MAIN AREAS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN EDUCATION FOR HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP. INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX ARE THE CODE FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF MEDICAL LIBRARIANS, A PAPER ON EDUCATION FOR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION LIBRARY PROGRAM, BIOGRAPHIES OF PARTICIPANTS, AND A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY. "THE USE OF NON-PRINT MEDIA IN LIBRARY INSTRUCTION," BY IRVING LIEBERMAN, PARTIALLY INCLUDED HERE, WILL APPEAR IN FULL IN "LIBRARY EDUCATION--AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY," EDITED BY LARRY E. BONE, IN 1968. (JB)
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Authoring Institution: Washington Univ., Seattle. School of Librarianship.
Identifiers - Location: Washington (Seattle)
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