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Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
A question commonly posed to the College librarians is “I use Google. It that okay?” Google’s simple search page and retrieval of what is often “good enough” information makes for an appealing gateway to medical... Read More
It was the need to back up clinical decisions with sound medical knowledge that induced the Vancouver Medical Association to form a Library in 1906, beginning the service that would eventually become the College library... Read More
Of course the College Library never went away except from the pages of the BCMJ. Since we last had a column in December 2002, we have moved back in with the College of Physicians and Surgeons and are now well... Read More
Old jobs, new jobs. Meet the new boss At the departure of the library director in September, the inevitable question of a replacement arose. Three capable and experienced librarians remained on staff; would one of... Read More