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1971
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Muriel Reddick
becomes librarian
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1973
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Presentation of an endowment fund was made in L.C. Baxter's name for the
Library. L. C. Baxter was the hospital administrator from 1953 to 1973.
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1974
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B.B. Baker, D.O., calls to order the first library committee
meeting. The minutes of that meeting quote him as saying, "...the quality of the educational program of
any hospital coincides with the quality of its library." On the agenda that day was a report of the sad state of
the present library. At this first meeting, those present
also discussed the selection of new materials, development of an
adequate budget, establishment of effective staffing, and formulation of
library policies.
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1975
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New Library opens
on second tower floor (where medical
records currently exists).
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1976
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The Library Committee
discusses the need for a second librarian. The Director of Medical
Education reported that the wife of an upcoming intern (Richard Cooper) has a
Masters of Library Science degree and was interested in employment at the
hospital library.
Jane Cooper becomes
head librarian. She and Muriel Reddick
reorganize the library, classifying the items using the National Library of
Medicine Classification System.
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1980
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Planning sessions were held with an architect in
connection with the Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital
expansion program. The library was to be relocated and have improved
facilities upon completion of the program.
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1983
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Library moved to
temporary quarters in the physicians office building while hospital expansion
was being completed
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1984
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The library moved to
its current location
Muriel Reddick retired after serving
13 years as a librarian at the hospital.
The first computer was purchased for the library
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1986
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The library began
offering Medline services to patrons.
When Medline first became available, only a specially trained person
was able to use it.
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1993
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Microfiche
reader/printer purchased for new journals in microfiche format
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1995
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Internet access becomes
available in library
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1997
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Melissa Kash-Holley
became the library assistant
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1998
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The library automates the
card catalog the library catalog is now available on the hospital computer
network.
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2000
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Jane Cooper retires
after 23 years serving as librarian.
She and her husband, Richard Cooper, D.O., still live in Tulsa.
Jane
is replaced by Beth Gault, a masters degreed
librarian and former occupational therapist.
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2002
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Beth Gault resigns her
position as librarian. Beth now works
as a librarian in Houston, Texas.
Muriel Reddick passes away at the age
of 83
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Melissa Kash-Holley completes
MLIS degree and accepts position as Librarian
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Library web site
created
First eBook purchased
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2003
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Electronic document
delivery becomes available
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2004
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Library catalog becomes
accessible via the Internet
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2006
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Lou Ann Thompson,
MLIS, becomes library assistant
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2008
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Melissa Kash-Holley resigns
her position as librarian. Melissa now
works as a research librarian at the Tulsa City-County Library.
Lou Ann Thompson, MLIS, AHIP is promoted to librarian
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