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medical literature. Among its officers hare
been physicians as well as librarians; the
Association includes 160 persons and institu-
tions. It issues a quarterly Bulletin of the
Medical Library Association^ which contains
addresses delivered at the annual meeting
and news regarding the progress of medical
libraries. An important work of the Associa-
tion is the exchange of medical publications
among its members ; in this way useful and
sometimes important publications are turned
over to others who have need of them. This
ser\dce to members is imique and may well be
adopted by other associations.
The American Library Institute exists to
encourage research, book publication and
higher education in the field of library
science. It is composed of about 100 promi-
nent librarians. The Bibliographic Society
of America brings together those interested
in bibliography and rare books. The League
of Library Commissions serves as a bond
between the various state commissions.
State hbrary associations exist in nearly
all of the states. Their uniform aim is to
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