title: Impressions of an old master: hospital libraries and librarians, 1970-2014.
abstract: This article is a retrospective look at the changes in hospital libraries from 1970 to 2014 based on the author's experience and a survey of the literature related to hospital libraries indexed in PubMed from 1970 to the present. New roles for librarians and methods for conveying the value of libraries to administrators are described.
authors.affiliation: a Library Section, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center , Shreveport , Louisiana , USA.
authors.forename: Mary Virginia
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000639:trends*; D016245:Librarians; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Hospital libraries; library history; library services