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- Title: Advocating for History of the Health Sciences Libraries and Librarians: A Position Paper by the History of the Health Sciences Section, Medical Library Association (Comment and Opinion)
- Author : Michael A. Holtum, Edwin Porter, Suzanne McClure, Lucretia M. Flannery
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,Engineering,
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Introduction The genesis of this article stems from the concern of the History of the Health Sciences Section of the Medical Library Association (MLA) over what we perceive to be erosion of an appreciation for and knowledge of history and medical humanities and the future of these historically based collections. This concern extends beyond university administrators to include the library profession itself. We are not alone in this concern. The American Association for the History of Medicine is similarly disquieted and has reacted recently to this unease by forming a committee to examine issues related to the future of medical history libraries [1]. Evidence to support the assertion that we have entered a period of professional amnesia can be found as close as our peer-reviewed journal itself, where there has been a steady retreat of historical articles since the 1970s, with the trend continuing to the present.([dagger])
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