The Flower Report: Libraries without walls – (almost) 20 years later

In the 1987 report Libraries Without Walls: Blueprint for the Future, Muriel Armstrong Flower put in writing her vision for a library that was open to all Canadians. This paper discusses Flower's recommendations and their outcomes and offers commentary about the current state of Canadian health...

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Main Author: Trish Chatterley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jchla/index.php/jchla/article/view/22480
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description In the 1987 report Libraries Without Walls: Blueprint for the Future, Muriel Armstrong Flower put in writing her vision for a library that was open to all Canadians. This paper discusses Flower's recommendations and their outcomes and offers commentary about the current state of Canadian health sciences librarianship. It also outlines recent progress made towards equality of access to health information for all.
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