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Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Repository
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Identification
MS-77
Title
Virginia Council of Health Sciences Libraries records 1982-2002
The Virginia Council of Health Sciences Libraries (VCHSL) is a professional organization that serves health sciences librarians
in Virginia and was established in 1976. It has since been dedicated to supporting health sciences librarians and promoting
the importance of health information management in the state. It aims to promote collaboration, professional development,
and the sharing of resources among health sciences librarians and information professionals.
VCHSL focuses on several key areas:
Networking: The council provides a platform for librarians to connect, share experiences, and support one another in their
professional journeys.
Education and Training: It organizes workshops, seminars, and conferences to enhance the skills and knowledge of its members
in areas relevant to health sciences information management.
Advocacy: VCHSL advocates for the role of health sciences librarians in healthcare and education, highlighting their contributions
to patient care, research, and information literacy.
Resource Sharing: The council facilitates access to resources and information that can aid health sciences librarians in their
work.
Membership is typically open to librarians, information professionals, and others involved in health sciences in Virginia.
This collection consists of administrative records detailing the business activities of the Virginia Council of Health Sciences
Libraries. Materials include meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, memos, notes, photographs, programs, and newsletters,
and membership rosters.
Minutes of the first organizational meeting, agendas, minutes, members
1982
Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 15
Correspondence
1982
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Bylaws and Revisions
1982-1999
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Meeting minutes, agendas, memo
1983
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Photo of first official meeting, membership rosters, directories
1983-1999
Scope and Contents
photograph: (seated l. - r.) Peggy Beavers, Jane Pellegrino, Katherine Yatrofsky, Carol Jenkins, (standing l. - r.) Lucy Glen,
Mary Lou O'Brien, Beth Roth, Hope Reenstjerna, Sandy Parham, Richard Winnat, Anne Cramer, Minnette Brooks, Alice Sheridan,
Melanie Feduska, Faye Williams
"First State-wide Meeting of Virginia Health Sciences Librarians" brochure, VULBS (Virginia Union List of Biomedical Serials)
history chart, agendas, minutes, correspondence,