Erich Meyerhoff: a man for all medical librarians

Authors

  • Judith Messerle Director (Retired), Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Lucretia W. McClure Medical Librarian Emerita, Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, and Special Assistant to the Director, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2020.873

Keywords:

Erich Meyerhoff, Biography, Festschrift, Medical Library Association

Abstract

Erich Meyerhoff—recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Janet Doe Lecturer, and Fellow—was one of the Medical Library Association’s (MLA’s) most illustrious members who contributed to the welfare of MLA and its members throughout his long life. The authors review his life and significant contributions to the health sciences library profession. Erich was a friend and mentor to countless medical librarians and was truly a man for all medical librarians.

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Published

2020-01-02

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Festschrift