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Regional medical library program development.

¹Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan, Regional Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association

|April 1, 1972

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New National Library of Medicine guidelines for the Regional Medical Library Program may impact the existing national medical library network. This paper examines potential consequences for library relationships and institutional responsibilities.

Area of Science:

Health Sciences Information Management
Library and Information Science

Background:

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has introduced new development guidelines for its Regional Medical Library (RML) Program.
Existing informal national medical library networks may be affected by these changes.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the potential consequences of the new NLM guidelines on the current national medical library network.
To examine the interdependencies between medical libraries and their parent institutions.
To clarify the responsibilities of various library units in achieving RML objectives.

Main Methods:

Working paper analysis.
Review of existing network structures and relationships.
Examination of institutional and inter-library responsibilities.

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Main Results:

Potential impacts on the informal national medical library network are identified.
The relationship between medical libraries and their parent institutions is analyzed.
Responsibilities within the network for RML objective accomplishment are discussed.

Conclusions:

The new NLM RML guidelines necessitate a review of the national medical library network's structure and function.
Understanding institutional relationships and shared responsibilities is crucial for successful RML program implementation.