07/01/2024
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Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
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The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) ranks among the world’s premier collections devoted to anesthesia history. Images are available upon request.
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Housed in the headquarters building of the ASA, the WLM also serves as an active, specialized medical library. The goals of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology are to collect and preserve literature and equipment pertaining to anesthesiology and to make available to the anesthesiology community, others in the medical profession and the public the most comprehensive educational, scientific an
d archival resources in anesthesiology. The Wood Library-Museum is governed by a Board of Trustees of nine anesthesiologists who collectively envision the Wood Library-Museum’s growth with a completely integrated collection of books, audiovisual materials, rare books, current literature and artifacts. Committees, appointed yearly, serve the Wood Library-Museum as expert consultants. The Wood Library Museum provides contemporary and historical reference services by mail and e-mail, by telephone, fax or in person. Online searches of the MEDLINE database and photocopies are available upon request. Resources from the Wood Library-Museum are provided as a service to ASA members and on a fee basis for non-members. Ask a Librarian
The Wood Library-Museum maintains a list of speakers who have published or lectured on the history of anesthesia or related subjects. Referral of such speakers may be arranged for any recognized group or organization requesting a speaker appropriate for a local, regional or national meeting. The library staff and members of the Board of Trustees will help Resident Education Program Directors to select books on the history of anesthesia for resident libraries or to assist in developing an appropriate curriculum for resident lecture series. The Wood Library-Museum maintains a collection of photographs, slides and electronic images related to the history of anesthesia. The collection documents events and illustrates equipment. The Wood Library-Museum has artifacts and memorabilia appropriate for displays or special exhibits. These may be loaned upon special arrangement with the library staff and the Museum Curator. The Wood Library-Museum functions like a university press, publishing scholarly works on the development of anesthesiology. In addition, titles chosen from the WLM Rare Book Collection are reprinted as limited facsimile editions to provide greater access to anesthesia history. The Wood Library-Museum has excellent facilities for study and research and encourages visitors to use its resources.
04/24/2024
Our archives and museum collections may be closed, but the library is still open for research! Dr. Parker joins us all the way from Australia to conduct some research before attending the AHA Annual Meeting.
03/26/2024
DEADLINE EXTENDED! The deadline to book your hotel for the AHA Annual Meeting has been extended to April 10th. Details and the link can be found on AHA's website at www.ahahq.org or the WLM's website at www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/aha-2024.
03/14/2024
Registration is now available for the Anesthesia History Association's Annual Meeting! Visit the AHA's website at www.ahahq.org/annual-meeting or the WLM's website at www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/aha-2024 for the link and more information.
03/12/2024
Planning to attend the Anesthesia History Association Annual Meeting? Make your hotel reservation now and don't miss out on the group rate! Details and the link can be found on the AHA's website or our website at https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/aha-2024/.
02/26/2024
Are you planning to attend the Anesthesia History Association Annual Meeting? Submit an abstract and present too! For more information and details, visit www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/aha-2024.
02/20/2024
Don't forget to submit your nomination for the WLM 2024 Laureate of the History of Anesthesia! For more information and details visit www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/about/laureates and click on "WLM Laureate 2024 Article B". The deadline is next Friday (3/1)!
02/01/2024
Good news: our collections have officially moved out of our leased off-site facility! However, since our new facility is still under construction and our collections are stored in a smaller space within, the collections will be closed for research until Fall 2024. Thank you for your understanding!
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A fun video clip from our collection! The full video was converted a few years ago with many others. Hopefully the tune doesn't get stuck in your head all weekend!
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Please watch our video of K. Garth Huston, Jr., M.D. presenting the rare book Record of Cases Treated in the Mesmeric Hospital at the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. For more information, please visit https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/
Iron Lung
Please watch our video of Robert Johnstone, M.D. presenting the Emerson Respirator: The Iron Lung at the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. For more information, please visit: https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/museum/item/24/iron-lung
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The WLM is committed to the concept that knowledge of the events and people that shaped our practice is one characteristic that has transformed anesthesiology from a medical trade into a highly respected medical specialty and a proud profession. Donate here: https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/donate/?type=money§ion=donate&$
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The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.” The Wood Library-Museum is governed by a Board of Trustees of nine anesthesiologists who collectively envision the Wood Library-Museum's growth with a completely integrated collection of books, multimedia materials, rare books, current literature and artifacts. Committees, appointed yearly, serve the Wood Library-Museum as expert consultants.
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The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.” Donations to the Patrick Sim, MLS Memorial Fund will honor Patrick Sim, our late Paul M. Wood Distinguished Librarian. Patrick provided over 39 years of service to the WLM, ASA and the anesthesiology community. Donations to this fund will be used to endow the librarian’s position “The Patrick Sim, MLS Librarian.”
Weekend.
We hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Weekend
We hope your weekend is beautiful!
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The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance the Profession of Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.”
Intro
Your donations to the WLM General Fund allow us to support the preservation of our heritage through our current activities of the WLM. http://bit.ly/1HfKQdN$
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The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance the Profession of Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.”
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The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance the Profession of Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.”
The Wood Library-Museum of Anthology
The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance the Profession of Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.”
The Wood Library-Museum of Anthesiology
An Introduction to the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology.
Happy Holidays!
Wishing the entire Wood Library-Museum family a beautiful holiday season!
Browse our Anesthesiology Reflections From The Wood Library-Museum here: http://bit.ly/1BYEX4q
The Mission of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) is to “Advance the Profession of Anesthesiology by Preserving and Sharing its Heritage and Knowledge.”
Have you browsed the John W. Pender Collection of the Living History of Anesthesiology yet? https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/library/media
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