COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma 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 JOHN M. MURPHY, New York DAVID E. SATTERFIELD III, Virginia J. OLIVA HUOT, New Hampshire JOHN J. GILLIGAN, Ohio CHARLES P. FARNSLEY, Kentucky WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts 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, Bloomington, Ind., representing the American Optometric Associ- Krettek, Miss Germaine, associate executive director, American Lodwick, Lyle, director of marketing, Williams & Wilkins Co., Logsdon, Dr. Richard H., director of libraries, Columbia University- McCracken, William, Washington counsel, American Optometric As- Sodeman, Dr. William A., Council on Medical Education, American 34 Wakerlin, Dr. George E., medical director, American Heart Associ- 27 Additional information submitted for the record by- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, letter from Joseph B. Page 93 American Hospital Association, letter from Kenneth Williamson, 91 Table II.-Medical school libraries, 1963–64_ American Nurses' Association, letter from Judith G. Whitaker, R.N., American Public Health Association, letter from Dr. Berwyn F. 93 Association of American Medical Colleges, letter from Dr. Robert C. 44 College Young Democratic Clubs of America, National Executive 89 Ebert, Dr. Robert H., dean, Harvard Medical School, letter from_._. 92 95 Health, Education, and Welfare: Estimated budgetary requirements Alternative method of authorizing appropriations to carry out Appropriations authorizations recommended by HEW to carry Heath, Dr. Gordon G.: Essential optometric research materials—Attachment A... Hubbard, Dr. William N., Jr., statement_ 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: "PART I-ASSISTANCE TO MEDICAL LIBRARIES "DECLARATION OF POLICY AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE "SEC. 390. (a) The Congress hereby finds and declares that (1) the unprecedented expansion of knowledge in the health sciences within the past two decades has brought about a massive growth in the quantity, and major changes in the nature of, biomedical information, materials, and publications, (2) there has not been a corresponding growth in the facilities and techniques necessary adequately to coordinate and disseminate among health scientists and practioners the ever increasing volume of knowledge and information which has been developed in the health science field; (3) much of the value of the ever increasing volume of knowledge and information which has been, and continues to be, developed in the health science field will be lost unless proper measures are taken in the immediate future to develop facilities and techniques necessary to collect, preserve, store, process, retrieve, and facilitate the dissemination and utilization of, such knowledge and information. "(b) It is therefore the policy of this part to "(1) assist in the construction of new, and the renovation, expansion, or rehabilitation, of existing medical library facilities; "(2) assist in the training of medical librarians and other information specialists in the health sciences; "(3) assist, through the awarding of special fellowships to physicians and scientists, in the compilation of existing, and the creation of additional, written matter which will facilitate the distribution and utilization of knowledge and information relating to scientific, social and cultural advancements in sciences related to health; "(4) assist in the conduct of research and investigations in the field of medical library science and related activities, and in the development of new techniques, systems and equipment for processing, storing, retrieving, and distributing information in the sciences related to health; "(5) assist in improving and expanding the basic resources of medical libraries and related facilities; "(6) assist in the development of a national system of regional medical libraries each of which would have facilities of sufficient depth and scope to supplement the services of other medical libraries within the region served by it; and "(7) provide financial support to biomedical scientific publications. "(1) the term 'sciences related to health' includes medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, and public health, and fundamental and applied sciences when related thereto; "(2) the terms 'National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board' and 'Board' mean the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine established under section 373(a) of this Act; "(3) the terms 'construction' and 'cost of construction', when used with reference to any medical library facility, include (A) the construction of new buildings, and the expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, including architects' fees, but not including the cost of acquisition of land or off-site improvements, and (B) equipping new buildings and existing buildings (whether or not expanded, remodeled, or altered) for use as a library (including provision of automatic data processing equipment), but not with books, pamphlets, or related material. "NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARIES ASSISTANCE BOARD "SEC. 392. (a) The Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine established pursuant to section 373(a) shall, in addition to its functions prescribed under section 373, constitute and serve as the National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board (hereinafter in this part referred to as the 'Board'). "(b) The Board shall "(1) advise and assist the Surgeon General in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this part, and "(2) consider all applications for construction grants under this part and make to the Surgeon General such recommendations as it deems advisable |