Announcements

New Academic Task Force
In recognition of the importance of supporting new medical schools, AAHSL has appointed a New Academic Health Sciences Task Force. Read more...

2013-2014 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program
The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL. Read more...

2012-2013 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program Class
The Future Leadership Committee is pleased to announce the members of the 2012-2013 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program class. Read more...

2012-2013 AASHL New Directors Symposium
The Future Leadership Committee is pleased to announce that the following directors have been selected to participate in the 2012-2013 AAHSL New Directors Symposium. Read more...

Upcoming Events

2013 AAHSL Annual Meeting
November 1 - 6, 2013
Philadelphia

Organization Identity

The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) comprises the libraries serving the accredited U.S. and Canadian medical schools belonging to or affiliated with the Association of American Medical Colleges. It includes other related libraries and organizations that lead in resolving information and knowledge management problems in the health care environment.

The organization was founded in 1977 as the Association of Academic Health Sciences Library Directors (AAHSLD). Beginning in 1996, the directors of medical school libraries formed the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), a new organization with a mission similar to that of AAHSLD but with a greater scope of activities.

AAHSL is a member of the Council of Academic Societies of the Association of American Medical Colleges.