Erich Meyerhoff: a man for all medical librarians

A Man for All Instruments

Spring is a time of preparation, planting, and ftrst blooms. The ftrst bloom of our spring season is the Playford Ball, although like the snowdrops coming up at the same time, we often have to push through snow to fmd it. The ball will be held on Saturday, March 7, at Monument Hall in Concord. It turns out that the Weston Town Hall is being used, close to the date of the Ball, by a drama group ...

Theodosius Dobzhansky: A Man For All Seasons

In 1972, Theodosius Dobzhansky addressed the convention of the National Association of Biology Teachers on the theme “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”. The title of that address (published in The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 35, pp. 125-129) might serve as an epigram of Dobzhansky’s worldview and life, although it is limited in scope, for Dobzhansky believed an...

The Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians

Integrated Care: A Pill for All Ills?

There is an increasing policy emphasis on the integration of care, both within the healthcare sector and also between the health and social care sectors, with the simple aim of ensuring that individuals get the right care, in the right place, at the right time. However, implementing this simple aim is rather more complex. In this editorial, we seek to make sense of this complexity and ask: what...

Francis Xavier Dercum: a man for all seasons

Francis Xavier Dercum (1856-1931) is known primarily for his prominence in the field of neurology and for his identification of "Adiposis Dolorosa", known as Dercum's disease. His brilliance, however, extends well beyond neurology. Born and raised in Philadelphia to parents of American and European descent, Dercum's natural curiosity oriented his interests toward medicine and philosophy. His sc...