Librarian, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD,
J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Jan;108(1):127-130. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2020.854. Epub 2020 Jan 1.
The creation of the Medical Library Center of New York (MLCNY) was a significant contribution to the history of health sciences librarianship as a model for cooperative, democratic, and practical solutions to the issues of storage and resource sharing. The MLCNY's founding director, Erich Meyerhoff, was a key figure in the successful start-up and ongoing operations of the center, which operated from 1960-2003 and served the greater New York area and beyond. This essay traces the evolution of the center including the creation of the Union Catalog of Medical Periodicals and the demise of the center occasioned by changes in scholarly publishing, technology, and constituent needs.
纽约医学图书馆中心(MLCNY)的创建是健康科学图书馆事业史上的一项重要贡献,它为存储和资源共享问题提供了合作、民主和实际的解决方案模式。MLCNY 的创始主任 Erich Meyerhoff 是该中心成功启动和持续运营的关键人物,该中心于 1960 年至 2003 年运营,服务于大纽约地区及其他地区。本文追溯了该中心的发展历程,包括医学期刊联合目录的创建以及由于学术出版、技术和成员需求的变化而导致该中心的消亡。