Press Release: Wednesday, April 29, 1998
Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network
Contact: Christine Bell; 617-243-6278 or libr.belc@nwh.org
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Medical Library
The Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network (MAHSLIN) is pleased to announce that James A. Daly, Jr., Systems Librarian at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has been chosen as one of the first recipients of its professional achievement award and induction into the MAHSLIN "Hall of Fame".
For more than twenty years MAHSLIN, an association of professionals, has been dedicated to providing and facilitating access to health information resources and services. MAHSLIN has established its "Hall of Fame" to recognize the performance and leadership of members and supporters of the health sciences library community. This first induction coincides with the centennial year and celebrations of the Medical Library Association.
Jay Daly began his early work career as a writer of novels and short stories. His interest in literature led him to work as a director of a number of public libraries. In an effort to return to writing, Jay began his medical library career fifteen years ago, on a part-time basis. Eventually, Jay's writing took on an altered alphabetic state - QBasic computer code.
As the inventor and developer of QuickDoc, the interlibrary loan front end and report writer which interfaces with the National Library of Medicine's DOCLINE system, Jay has been commended by libraries and librarians around the world and has been the recipient of the Medical Library Association's, Institute for Scientific Information, Frank Bradway Rogers award for "distinguished professional contributions to the application of technology in the delivery of health care information. QuickDoc is now used by more than 1,150 medical libraries internationally and is 'Made in Massachusetts'!
Closer to home, Daly has been an active member of the Massachusetts medical library community and MAHSLIN. He has served in various committee roles at the local, state, regional and national level; as Chairman of the Boston Biomedical Library Consortium and as President of MAHSLIN.
MAHSLIN initiates were inducted into its "Hall of Fame" on Wednesday, April 29, 1998 during the MAHSLIN Annual Meeting. Other recipients of the award include:
Jay Daly is a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts.
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