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The lost history of American veterinary medicine: the need for preservation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21243050     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to survey holdings of ephemeral veterinary literature.
METHODS: World Cat OCLC catalog, the Library of Congress online catalog, the US National Agricultural Library online catalog, and the Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library, 1862-1965, were used to determine current library holdings of materials published by veterinary schools that are no longer in existence and veterinary associations that are defunct, veterinary supply catalogs, veterinary house organs, patent medicine publications, and veterinary advertisements. Individual library catalogs were also consulted. In addition, the practice of removing advertisements from bound volumes was examined.
RESULTS: There are many gaps in the cataloged library holdings of primary source materials relating to the history of the education of veterinarians in the United States.
CONCLUSIONS: A proactive action plan needs to be designed and activated to locate, catalog, and preserve this primary source material of veterinary medicine for posterity.
Authors:
C Trenton Boyd
Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA     Volume:  99     ISSN:  1558-9439     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Libr Assoc     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-18     Completed Date:  2011-05-09     Revised Date:  2011-07-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101132728     Medline TA:  J Med Libr Assoc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211-5120, USA. boydt@missouri.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Publications / supply & distribution*
United States
Veterinary Medicine / history*
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