In 1975 Gertrude Lamb wrote an article describing the implementation of a pilot scheme in Hartford Hospital, Conneticut, which Clinical Librarians (A.K.A. Informationists, Outreach librarians,) were introduced into wards. It was found that the use of information services increased dramatically, revealing a hidden demand for services. The classic article (Lamb, G., Jefferson, A., & White, C. (1975). And now, ‘clinical librarians’ on rounds. Hartford Hospital Bulletin 30(2), 77-86. ) has recently been reviewed in the journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice in the article "Gertrude Lamb's Pioneering Concept of the Clinical Medical Librarian" .
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