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. 1987 Oct;75(4):326–332.

Organizational change in the Medical Library Association: evolution of the continuing education program.

M K Mayfield 1, R A Palmer 1
PMCID: PMC227749  PMID: 3329921

Abstract

"Change" is a critical dimension of contemporary experience. Library associations are not exempt, and they change in ways similar to other organizations. According to some authorities, four phases typify the process: diagnosis, design, implementation, and incorporation. Focusing on changes in the Medical Library Association's longstanding program of continuing education, the authors utilize the "phase framework" to chart that association's movement from a management system depending primarily upon volunteers to one in which professional staff figure prominently. The historical review serves a heuristic purpose for individuals and institutions in identifying characteristic features of the change process.

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