Health science libraries in the United States: III. Hospital health science libraries, 1969-1979.
Health sciences libraries in hospitals were examined from longitudinal data collected in 1969, 1973, and 1979, to derive parameters for the universe and for resources, services, and manpower. The surveys show that during this period, the number of hospitals decreased whereas the number of libraries increased. Growth in the number of community hospital libraries was counterbalanced by changes in federal, psychiatric, tuberculosis, and chronic illness hospitals.
D006761:Hospitals / Q000639:trends; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D007999:Library Services; D014481:United States