title: Organizational change in the Medical Library Association: evolution of the continuing education program.
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.
authors.affiliation: Medical Library Association, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mayfield
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007996:Library Associations / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007998:Library Science / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States