title: The international scene in biological and medical libraries.
abstract: This article introduces the Bulletin's special issue devoted to international health sciences librarianship with a discussion of the formal structures of international cooperation. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' (IFLA) Biological and Medical Sciences Libraries Section conducts activities along four strands: world and regional health sciences library directories, mutually supportive regional groupings, a quarterly newsletter, and the quinquennial International Congress on Medical Librarianship. These activities, as well as those of other organizations, make up the formal international structure of health sciences librarianship.
authors.affiliation: Section of Biological and Medical Sciences Libraries, Kings College Strand, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D007391:International Cooperation; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007996:Library Associations / Q000458:organization & administration*