Shane Godbolt: the Charing Cross years (1970-1991)

Health Info Libr J. 2020 Dec:37 Suppl 1:9-17. doi: 10.1111/hir.12344. Epub 2020 Nov 24.

Abstract

This article looks at the period in Shane's career when she was based in the library at the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School (1970-1984) and then the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (1984-1991), following the merger. The topics covered include audio-visual materials and new technology, user education, staff training and development, word processing and automation in the library and Shane's involvement and activities in the wider profession.

Keywords: MEDLINE; United Kingdom (UK); hospitals, teaching; librarianship, health science; libraries, academic; professional development.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • History, 20th Century
  • Inventions*
  • Library Science / history*
  • Library Science / methods
  • United Kingdom

Personal name as subject

  • Shane Godbolt