College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Join the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in celebrating its 225th anniversary on December 5th and 6th.
Event highlights:
Thursday, December 5th from 5pm-7pm: Reception with food, drinks and musical accompaniment. Also a one-weekend-only chance to see an exhibition of original anatomical artwork by Frank H. Netter, MD, and the launch of a curated exhibition of student artwork based on our rare books. Register for the complementary reception here: cpplibraryreception.eventbrite.com
Friday, December 6th from 9am-5:30pm: The conference “Emerging Roles for Historical Medical Libraries: Value in the Digital Age” features an international group of esteemed researchers and library professionals in the history of medicine (see the all-star cast in the schedule below!) Speakers will offer a variety of personal, theoretical and visionary approaches that will articulate the value of rare books as objects and the library as intellectual space in an increasingly digital landscape. Register for the conference for $10 here: 225libraryconference.eventbrite.com
Conference Schedule:
9:00-9:45: Breakfast and arrivals
9:45-9:55: Welcome and Introduction by Robert Hicks, PhD (Director, Mütter Museum/Historical Medical Library/Wood Institute for the History of Medicine)
10:00 – 11:00: Jacalyn Duffin, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRSC, FCPP (Queens University) – "Medical Books Great and Small: Library Adventures in the Digital Age"
Samuel X Radbill Lecture – Sponsored by the College’s Section on Medical History Chair: Jan Goplerud, MD, FCPP (Drexel University College of Medicine)
11:05 – 12:05: Jeff Reznick, PhD (National Library of Medicine) – "The Medical History Library of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Perspectives from the National Library of Medicine"
Chair: Christine Ruggere (Johns Hopkins University)
12:05 – 1:25: Lunch Break
1:25 - 2:25: Nancy Cervetti, PhD (Author of S. Weir Mitchell 1829-1914: Philadelphia’s Literary Physician) - "Bodies in the Archive"
Chair: Ken Weiss, MD, FCPP (Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania)
2:30 – 3:30: Mary Fissell, PhD (Johns Hopkins University) – "So Many Books, So Little Time: Doing Research at the College"
Chair: David Barnes, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
3:30-4:00: Afternoon coffee break
4:00-5:00: Simon Chaplin, PhD (Wellcome Library) "The Medical Library is History"
Chair: James M. Edmonson, PhD (Dittrick Medical History Center)
5:00-5:15: Closing remarks: Chris Lyons (Osler Library of the History of Medicine and President of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences)