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L Darling

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PubMed1997

Management of canine pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism with l-deprenyl (Anipryl).

In this chapter we have discussed the pathogenesis of canine PDH focusing on its relationship to aging, dopamine deficiency, and neurodegenerative disease. We have outlined the successful management of canine PDH patients with l-deprenyl, a selective MAO-B inhibitor. Treatment with l-deprenyl results in clinical and endocrinologic improvement (partial to complete) in approximately 83% of dogs, with improvement noted within the first 1 to 2 months of therapy. The safety profile of l-deprenyl is excellent, especially in light of the fact that the majority of patients are elderly. l-Deprenyl is a safe and effective first-line therapy for the medical management of uncomplicated cases of canine PDH.

Adrenal Cortex Diseases↗
PubMed1976

Evolution of a processing system in a large biomedical library.

The processing system used in the UCLA Biomedical Library is modest in size and still under development. Its origins date back to a batch mode serials control system begun in the mid-1960s. This was converted to an on-line system which currently has modules for check-in, updating and retrieval, claims, bindery preparation, and invoice information. Titles can be retrieved at the terminal by search of any word in the title, by subject heading, language, country of publication, and type of publication. The system is adaptable to network use and at present is shared with one other library. To the serials system has been added a computer-assisted cataloging and card production system. The latter utilizes serials nucleus software as well as design for data input and data storage. In-house listings and coding procedures overlap in a general way. Work is under way on further integration of the two processing subsystems and a feasibility study has been completed for addition of a subsystem for acquisitions which will combine and adapt features of the other two; for example, information retrieval characteristics from both, catalog coding and programs for acceptance of data, serials programs for claims, and other output programs. Cost benefits of the subsystems are described and discussed.

Cataloging↗
PubMed1973

The view behind and ahead: implications of certification.

The Medical Library Association's certification plan, never of real significance in employment and promotion practices in health sciences librarianship, does not reflect the many changes which have occurred in swift progression since adoption of the code in 1949. Solutions to the problems which have accumulated since then are sought in a brief examination of trends in credentialing and certification in the health professions and in the library field, both general and special. Emphasis is given to the historical development of provisions in the MLA Code for the Training and Certification of Medical Librarians, the limited opportunity for practical implementation of most of the provisions, the importance of the code in stimulating the Association's educational programs, the impact of the Medical Library Assistance Act, Regional Medical Programs, and increases in demand for health information on manpower requirements for health science libraries, the specific dissatisfactions MLA members have expressed over certification, and the role of the Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a New Certification Code.

Accreditation↗
PubMed1970

Personal views on personnel administrator: some after-dinner remarks.

SEVERAL PRACTICAL POINTS IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ARE DISCUSSED: not to tie staff to the institution, not to meddle with their outside affairs or to become too socially intimate, to be sensitive to unexpressed reactions of the staff, to avoid secrets. The use of statistics and library use survey is discussed. Continuity and innovation in the library are both equally important, and delegation of authority stressed. The administrator should provide an environment where the staff can work towards the goals of the institution.

Interpersonal Relations↗
PubMed1970

Integrating information services for dental schools into a health sciences library.

Standards for dental school libraries are first discussed, and the actual state of such libraries described. Advantages and disadvantages of combining the dental library with the health sciences library are weighed. A description is given of the experience at UCLA of integrating dentistry into the total Biomedical Library, with details on serial and monograph selection, together with figures on the size of the collection. Services required of a dental library are detailed, and particular services offered by UCLA described.

California↗
PubMed1970

SUNY-MEDLARS.

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Information Systems↗
PubMed1966

The MEDLARS regional center at UCLA: a progress report.

This paper supplements information given in earlier papers on the UCLA MEDLARS Search Station. Four major machine problem areas in the operation of a decentralized station are identified: adjustments required to run a large information retrieval type program in an academic computing facility serving many users; handicap in running time for COBOL programs; advent of the third generation of computers with attendant preparation; and need for constant current communication among all members of a decentralized network system. Statistics are given for the initial operating period, January-May 1966: 119 search requests received, 109 formulated, and 60 fully processed. Parallel searches with other MEDLARS installations, comparisons of MEDLARS and manual Index Medicus searches, and other search activities are reported.

California↗
PubMed1964

President's Page.

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Journal Article↗
PubMed1963

President's Page.

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Journal Article↗