Groen F
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1999 Jul;87(3):337-42.
Philadelphia at the time of the founding of the Medical Library Association (MLA) is described. Several factors that promoted the birth of the association are discussed, including the rapid increase in the labor force and the rise of other health related professions, such as the American Hospital Association and the professionalization of nursing. The growth of the public hygiene movement in Philadelphia at the time of Sir William Osler's residency in the city is discussed. Finally, the rapid growth of the medical literature is considered a factor promoting the development of the association. This article continues the historical consideration of the MLA begun in the author's article on the three founders of the association. The background information is drawn from the items listed in the bibliography, and the conclusions are those of the author.
文中描述了医学图书馆协会（MLA）成立时的费城情况。讨论了促使该协会诞生的几个因素，包括劳动力的迅速增加以及其他与健康相关职业的兴起，如美国医院协会和护理专业化。还讨论了威廉·奥斯勒爵士在费城居住期间公共卫生运动的发展情况。最后，医学文献的快速增长被视为促进该协会发展的一个因素。本文延续了作者关于该协会三位创始人的文章中对MLA的历史考量。背景信息取自参考文献中列出的条目，结论为作者的观点。
