title: Hospital librarians and the Medical Library Association.
abstract: Hospital librarians have been active participants in and contributors to the Medical Library Association since it was founded. This article reviews the history of the Hospital Libraries Section and provides some personal observations on the contributions the association has made to hospital librarians and their growing influence on the association.
authors.affiliation: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Colaianni
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D049673:History, 20th Century; D016245:Librarians / Q000266:history; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000266:history*; D007996:Library Associations / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States