4-OCT1 HEARING Copy 1965 BEFORE THE BILLS TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A PROGRAM OF GRANTS TO ASSIST IN COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan HORACE R. KORNEGAY, North Carolina LIONEL VAN DEERLIN, California J. J. PICKLE, Texas FRED B. ROONEY, Pennsylvania DAVID E. SATTERFIELD III, Virginia J. OLIVA HUOT, New Hampshire CHARLES P. FARNSLEY, Kentucky WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts W. E. WILLIAMSON, Clerk KENNETH J. PAINTER, Assistant Clerk ANDREW STEVENSON KURT BORCHARDT 11 Professional Staff JAMES M. MENGER, Jr. WILLIAM J. DIXON Berson, Dr. Robert C., executive director, Association of American Brandon, Dr. Alfred N., president, Medical Library Association_. Budington, William S., Special Libraries Association, Chicago, Ill......... Cohen, Wilbur J., Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare... Cummings, Dr. Martin M., Director, National Library of Medicine, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare- Dempsey, Dr. Edward W., special assistant to the Secretary, Health and Medical Affairs, Department of Health, Education, and Donelan, Paul R. M., attorney, Legislative Department, American Fogarty, Hon. John E., a Representative in Congress from the State Heath, Dr. Gordon G., professor of optometry, Indiana University, Krettek, Miss Germaine, associate executive director, American Lodwick, Lyle, director of marketing, Williams & Wilkins Co., Logsdon, Dr. Richard H., director of libraries, Columbia University- Parkins, Mrs. Phyllis V., director, BioSciences Information Service, Wakerlin, Dr. George E., medical director, American Heart Associ- 27 III Additional information submitted for the record by- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, letter from Joseph B. American Hospital Association, letter from Kenneth Williamson, Letter from Dr. F. J. L. Blasingame, executive vice president Table I.-Comparison of existing libraries with recommended Table II.-Medical school libraries, 1963-64- American Nurses' Association, letter from Judith G. Whitaker, R.N., Page 93 91 Barth, Dr. Frederic H., president, Philadelphia College of Osteopathy: College Young Democratic Clubs of America, National Executive Ebert, Dr. Robert H., dean, Harvard Medical School, letter from__. Health, Education, and Welfare: Estimated budgetary requirements Alternative method of authorizing appropriations to carry out Appropriations authorizations recommended by HEW to carry out proposed Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965 (table) - Essential optometric research materials-Attachment A. Library holdings of 10 schools and colleges of optometry for Hubbard, Dr. William N., Jr., statement. Hungate, Hon. William L., letter from Pennsylvania College of Podiatry, letter from Robert J. Wagnon, Rose, Dr. John C., dean, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Rosenow, Dr. Edward C., Jr., executive director, American College of Special Libraries Association, southern California chapter, telegram MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1965 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1965 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington, D.C. The committee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 2125, Rayburn Building, Hon. Harley O. Staggers presiding. Mr. STAGGERS. The committee will be in order. Hearings this morning are on H.R. 3142, which Chairman Harris introduced, and H.R. 6001, introduced by our colleague from Rhode Island (Mr. Fogarty). These two bills are both identical with S. 597, introduced by Senator Hill, on January 19, this year. These bills would authorize a program of grants to finance the construction of medical library facilities, the training of biomedical librarians and information specialists; the expansion and improvement of medical library resources; research and development in medical library sciences; the support of biomedical publications; the support of special scholarly scientific projects; the establishment of regional medical libraries; and the establishment of regional branches of the National Library of Medicine. The needs of medical libraries throughout the United States are critical. Existing libraries are cramped for space, frequently inadequate in resources, deficient in trained manpower, and in need of new methods for handling the growing amounts of medical literature. A number of persons have expressed their interest in this legislation to the committee and so far as I am aware there is no opposition to the legislation. Under the circumstances, then, I would like to suggest to the witnesses here today that there should not be any need for prolonged presentations. We hope to be able to complete the hearings on this legislation today. At this point in the record, we will print the text of the bill and the agency reports thereon. (The bill and reports referred to follow :) [H.R. 3142, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a program of grants to assist in meeting the need for adequate medical library services and facilities Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965". SEC. 2. Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new part: 1 |