Roper Fred W
School of Library and Information Science University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
J Med Libr Assoc. 2006 Jan;94(1):8-18.
Reflecting patterns evident in past Janet Doe Lectures, the 2005 address reviews the Medical Library Association's (MLA's) professional development activities from their beginnings after World War II. A group of related but separate activities is traced through the establishment of an integrated professional development program. A further objective is to introduce newer members of MLA to their heritage and to remind others how the association has reached this point in its history.
The lecture provides an overview of the evolution of MLA's professional development program-with emphasis on certification and continuing education in the early years. It further reflects briefly on some of the more recent MLA activities that have greatly impacted professional development and underscores some new initiatives.
The efforts of a virtual who's who of MLA's membership have been responsible for the convergence of the association's efforts over more than half a century to provide a comprehensive professional development program. As a participant in MLA's professional development activities for more than forty years, the 2005 lecturer provides a personal view of the growth and expansion of the program.
Professional development has been a hallmark of MLA for many years. The association's challenge is to continue to develop creative and innovative programs, to continuously review and revise existing programs, and to have the vision and vitality to maintain a viable program that will provide the membership with the knowledge and skills needed to function effectively now and in the future.
2005年的演讲反映了过去珍妮特·多伊讲座中明显的模式，回顾了医学图书馆协会（MLA）自第二次世界大战后起步以来的专业发展活动。通过建立一个综合专业发展项目，追溯了一系列相关但又各自独立的活动。另一个目标是向MLA的新成员介绍其传统，并提醒其他成员协会是如何发展到其历史上的这一阶段的。
该讲座概述了MLA专业发展项目的演变——重点是早期的认证和继续教育。它还简要反思了一些最近对专业发展产生重大影响的MLA活动，并强调了一些新举措。
MLA成员中实际上的知名人士的努力促成了协会在半个多世纪里为提供全面专业发展项目而做出的努力的汇聚。作为一名参与MLA专业发展活动四十多年的参与者，2005年的演讲者提供了对该项目成长和扩展的个人看法。
多年来，专业发展一直是MLA的一个标志。协会面临的挑战是继续制定富有创造性和创新性的项目，不断审查和修订现有项目，并有远见和活力维持一个可行的项目，该项目将为会员提供现在和未来有效开展工作所需的知识和技能。
