Frank Bradway Rogers
Frank Bradway Rogers (1914-1987) was director of the US National Library of Medicine as a premed student.
Life
Frank Bradway Rogers was born on December, 1914 in Norwood, Ohio. He attended Yale University as a premed student and received a BA degree in 1936. He later enrolled at the Ohio State University College of Medicien and graduated MD in 1942, enlisted in the US Army.
He earned his Library Science degree from Columbia. He was director of the NLM from 1949 until 1963. In July 1974, he wrote a paper for Library Trends discussing limitations of batch searching and feasibility of online systems (Bellardo & Bourne). He also worked at: Librarian, Univ. of CO Medical Center 1963-74; Consultant 1974-?.
Contributions
Rogers was instrumental in changing the Army Medical Library into the National Library of Medicine. He helped develop an electronic system of storing and retrieving information called Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLARS), which laid the groundwork for MEDLINE. He earned his Library Science degree from Columbia. He was director of the NLM from 1949 until 1963. In July 1974, he wrote a paper for Library Trends discussing limitations of batch searching and feasibility of online systems (Bellardo & Bourne). He also worked at: Librarian, Univ. of CO Medical Center 1963-74; Consultant 1974-?.
He was largely responsible for the NLM achieving national status; [Adkinson book-] Changes in products and services at NLM during his tenure included loaning microfilm in lieu of materials when possible and mechanizing the production of Index Medicus. After working at the NLM, Rogers was director at University of Colorado Medical School Library, 1964(?)-1974 (retired from this position).
Publications
- Medical Library Association Oral History Committee interview with Frank Bradway Rogers. Interview by Nancy W. Zinn. Chicago, Ill. : Medical Library Association, 1979. OCLC (OCoLC)ocm16578879.
Offices
- Medical Library Association. President, 1962-63.
- American Association for the History of Medicine. President, 1966-68.
Awards
- Medical Library Association. [Award], 1961.
- American Library Association. Dewey Medal 1963.
Further reading
- "Frank Bradway Rogers." Wikipedia [1]
- Miles, Wyndham D. A history of the National Library of Medicine : the nation's treasury of medical knowledge. Bthesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 1982. NIH publication 85-1904. [2]
Papers
- National Library of Medicine. History of Medicine Division. Bethesda, MD:
Location #3 University of Colorado Medical School Library
- There are the "deposited" papers.
- The library staff at the Medical School are not aware that he deposited his papers anywhere. They have administrative papers of his work as director of the library, 1964-1974.