Medical Library Association • 81st Annual Meeting I I OFFICIAL PROGRAM 81ST ANNUAL MEETING MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION CONNECTION MAY 29 - JUNE 4, 1981 QUEEN ELIZABETH HOTEL MONTREAL, CANADA On the cover: Named for John Jacob Astor I who in 1848 left a $400,000 bequest for a refer­ ence library, the Astor Library on Lafayette Street, New York, opened its doors to the public in 1854, the date of this engraving. In 1895 , the Astor and Lennox Libraries were consolidated , laying the founda­ tion for the great New York Public Library of our day. John Shaw Billings, after 30 years of developing the Library of the Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army- now the National Library of Medicine- became the Director of the newly formed New York Public Library in 1896. THANK YOU On behalf of the MLA Board of Directors, the National Program Committee and the membership, we want to take this opportunity to thank the individuals and organizations who generously donated funds for the special amenities that add so much to our enjoyment of the MLA Annual Meeting. Ann Kerker Interim Executive Director Frances Groen National Program Chairman David Bishop National Program Associate Chairman Sponsors Ballen Booksellers International, Inc. (Flowers) Comack, New York Brown & Connolly, Inc. (Coffee Service, Exhibit Opening) Hingham, Massachusetts Eden Press, Inc. (Coffee Service) Westmount, Canada Login Brothers Book Company, Inc. (Wine for the Aperitif Reception) Chicago, Illinois Majors Scientific Books, Inc. (Portfolios) Dallas, Texas Ministry of Social Affairs of the Province of Quebec/Ministere des affaires sociales (Simultaneous Translation General Sessions I, II and III) TAKE A GOOD LOOK. 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Faxon Company, Inc. 15 Southwest Park, Westwood, Massachusetts 02090 Tel: 800-225-6055 (toll-free} 617-329-3350 (collect in Mass. and Canada} &:on 100 years helping the world co mmunicate TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1980/81 Board of Directors ................................... 1 Appointed Officials .... ....... ....................... 3 MLA Headquarters Staff. .... .. ........... .. .......... .. .... 5 MLA Past Presidents .......................................9 1981 National Program Committee . .. .. .. .... .... ....... .. .... 11 General Information ...... .. ... ......... ...... .. ... 15 Rules for MLA Business Meetings .............................. 17 Continuing Education Courses Instructors ...... .. ... .......... .. 21 Job Market '81 .. ... .......... .. ... .... .. .. ....... .... 27 Unofficial Group Meetings .................................. 29 "How To" Sessions ......... .. ... .. ... : ................... 31 Offical Program ..... .... ....... .................... ... 33 Pre-Conference . .. 33 Wednesday, May 27 ... ........ ... ........ ......... .. 33 Board of Directors Committee Meetings .... .. .. ........... 33 Thursday, May 28 .................................... 33 Board of Directors Committee Meetings . ... ... ..... ...... ... 33 Continuing Education Courses Instructors Meeting ... .. .. ..... 33 Friday, May 29 ... ..... ..... .... ............... ..... 33 Board of Directors Meeting .. .... ... ...... ...... .. .. .. 3-3 Continuing Education Courses .... ...... ... .. .... .. ..... 33 Continuing Education Courses Instructors Meeting .............. 33 Saturday, May 30 .. ............ .. .. ... ........... 33 Board of Directors Meeting .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... .. 33 Continuing Education Courses ... ... ... .. ... ... .... .... 33 MLA/NLM Liaison Committee ............................ 33 Continuing Education Courses Instructors Meeting .............. 33 Sunday, May 31 .............. ...... ................ 34 Certification Examination Review ......... .. ....... .... 34 Publication Panel. .................................... 34 RML Directors Meeting ................................ 34 CE Courses ....... ... ........ ....... .. .. .. .. .. ... 34 International Visitors, New Members, and First-time Attendees Orientation and Reception ......... .......... 34 Conference. 34 Monday, June l . .. ..... .... ..... .. .... ..... ...... 34 Committee Meetings . .... .......... .. .......... ... .. 34 Opening Session .... ... ....... .. ......... .... ... ... 36 General Session I: Part I ....... .. ................... 36 Section Meetings ..................................... 37 Contributed Papers: Concurrent Sessions ..................... 38 Program Synopsis ... .. ................ .. ........ ... ·. 40 Honors & Awards Session .............................. .47 Page Tuesday,June2 ................................. .. 47 Committee Meetings ...... ................... .. .... 4 7 Business Meeting I . ..... .. .... .... ........ .... 48 Presid ential Address ........... ... ............ ...... 53 Janet Doe Lecture .. ......... .. .... .. .... .. .... 53 Section Mee tings . ......... .. ... .... .............. 53 Invited Papers: Concurrent Sessions A . ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 54 Invited Papers: Concurrent Sessions B .... .... ............. 55 Section Meetings . .......... .. ... ... .. .. ......... 56 Council Meeting .................. ....... ........... 56 Wednesday, June3 .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. ...... 57 Committee Mee tings . ..... ... .... ............. 57 Special Interest Group/Section Concurren t Sessions . .. ..... 57 General Session II . .. .. .. .......... .. .. ... 60 Section Meetings ... ............. ............... .. 60 General Session III. ....... .......... .. ........ 6 1 Business Meeting i i . ..... ....... ......... ... ....... 6 1 Council Mee ting ............ ......... .............. 62 Committee Meetings . .. ...... ............ .. ..... 62 Section Meetings . .. .. ...................... ....... 63 Thursday , June 4 . ....... ..... ...... .. .......... 63 Committee Meetings ... .... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. .. 63 Business Meeting Ill . .. .. .. ..... .. ....... .. ........ 64 lnaugurill Aclclress ...... .... ...... ... ........ .... 64 Contributed Papers/Concurrent Sessions ..... .... ..... .... 65 Issues Panel . ..... ....... ....... ................... 67 Invited Pa pers: Concurrent Sessions ...... .. .. .. ...... ... 65 Committee Me etings . ..... .. .... .. · . ... ...... 69 Post-C onference . ....... .. ... .. .... ....... 70 Friday, June 5 ............... .......... ......... 70 Board of Directors Mee ting .. ... ... ... ....... .. .... 70 Saturday , June 6 . .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ...... ...... 70 Board of Directors Mee ting ........ .. .......... ..... 70 Committee Mee tings Schedule . ........ ....... ........ 71 Invited Speake rs Index ...... .. .... .................. .. 25 Contributed Papers: Authors/Speakers Index ....... ........ 79 Exhibitor's List .. ............ ...... ....... .. .... .. 83 Hotel Map ........ .... ............... ............... 85 1980/81 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Gertrude Lamb, Ph. D. Hartford Hospital Health Science Libraries Hartford, Connecticut President-Elect Immediate Past President Charles W. Sargent, Ph.D. Lois Ann Colaianni Texas Tech University Library Operations Library of the Health Sciences National Library of Medicine Center Bethesda, Maryland Lubbock, Texas Directors Jean K. Miller Arlee May Health Science Center at Dallas New England Regional Medical Library Library Service University of Texas Francis A. Countway Library of Dallas , Texas Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Beatrix Robinow Health Science Library Eloise C. Faster McMaster University Library of the American Hospital Hamilton, Ont., Canada Association Chicago, Illinois John A. Timour Scott Memorial Library Lucretia McClure Thomas Jefferson University University of Rochester Philadelphia, Pennsylvania School of Medicine/Dentistry Edward G. Miner Library Naomi C. 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