Abstract
The international consulting and publishing activities of Estelle Brodman, PhD, are placed in the context of Medical Library Association (MLA) international activities. Through multiple consulting engagements in Asia, Dr. Brodman developed an extensive knowledge of the practice and history of health sciences librarianship in countries she visited. International activities in the form of publications, consulting visits, and international meetings occurred sporadically in a career that spanned over forty years and are examined in the context of the international activities of MLA. Selected publications and Dr. Brodman's oral history transcript were reviewed. Dr. Brodman was a keen observer of the international practice of health sciences librarianship and used her considerable skills in writing and historical research to capture the essence of the cultures she visited. Reports and journal articles form a solid record of scholarship and were complementary to MLA international activities occurring during her career. She approached her assignments with empathy, candor, and respect for the cultures she visited.
Highlights
Estelle Brodman, PhD, was active in international activities throughout much of her career, her international legacy is less well known than her achievements in library leadership, automation, education, and medical history
A review of her international activities in the context of the Medical Library Association’s (MLA’s) international developments through selected publications and her oral history transcript helps round out the portrait of a remarkable individual (Table 1)
The collection notes from the Columbia University archive suggests a broad scope of material, a large portion of which is international correspondence and reports generated by Dr Brodman or collected by her
Summary
The international consulting and publishing activities of Estelle Brodman, PhD, are placed in the context of Medical Library Association (MLA) international activities. International activities in the form of publications, consulting visits, and international meetings occurred sporadically in a career that spanned over forty years and are examined in the context of the international activities of MLA. Reports and journal articles form a solid record of scholarship and were complementary to MLA international activities occurring during her career. She approached her assignments with empathy, candor, and respect for the cultures she visited. N The international contributions of Estelle Brodman, PhD, including the establishment of an international column in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, are placed in the context of the Medical Library Association’s (MLA’s) international activities. N While many MLA members have contributed to international cooperation and personally gained from their experiences, few have provided the same level of sustained leadership over time as Dr Brodman did
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