CINAHL Trivia

In the 1940s Ella Crandall, Mildred Gradbois and Mollie Sittner began indexing articles from English language nursing journals on 3x5 cards.

To think that CINAHL began so simply is incredible. After that initial step of indexing their idea grew and the world of nursing changed. Healthcare professionals everywhere use this database and I can see why it became a hit. These innovative librarians saw a patron need and created a way to serve that need. Aren't librarians grand? Now that's why I love this profession. I may not be creating incredible world changing databases, and may never, but if I can serve a patron fulfilling the need then that is success.