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. 1975 Jan;63(1):7–13.

Health science libraries in the United States: a five-year perspective.

S Crawford, G L Dandurand
PMCID: PMC198849  PMID: 1109620

Abstract

Two surveys of the universe of health science libraries in the United States have been completed by the Medical Library Association's Committee on Surveys and Statistics over a five-year period. This paper compares, for 1969 and 1973, summary data on the universe, and the distribution of libraries, resources, personnel, and salaries.

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