Just as economic and social barriers are being broken down in Europe, health sciences libraries are cooperating to foster communication, resource sharing, and technology applications. The European Association for Health and Information Libraries (EAHL), which was formed six years ago, held its Third European Conference of Medical Libraries in Montpelier, France on September 23-26. Some 540 persons, representing 28 countries in Eastern and Westem Europe, as well as Africa, Australia, and the United States, attended.
Much like their colleagues in America, European health sciences librarians were most concerned about how libraries could be integrated into the new, expanding …