The Alumni Journal of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, Vol. II,

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 1.6
Word count
114K words
Chapters
12

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English Originals OtherMedicine Health SciencePractical KnowledgeEarly CareerSchool HistoryPharmacy EducationIndustry WatchAlumni MemoirHistorical MaterialsNew York FloraPeriodical Collection

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Alumni Journal of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, Vol. II,Author: Various,Language: English, Class: RM: Medicine: Therapeutics, Pharmacology, Release Date: Sep 4, 2016

Editor's review

This journal is Volume II of the alumni publication of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York. Its contents cover alumni news, pharmacy education, industry observations, and practical discussions, making it an early document of the pharmacy profession. As a digital text made public by Project Gutenberg, its value lies not in being a systematic pharmacology textbook but in offering a directly searchable historical slice: readers can see how an early twentieth-century American pharmacy college organized its alumni network, discussed professional standards, and debated pharmaceutical developments, and can also sense the professional vocabulary and narrative style of the time. For researchers, it is primary material for the history of pharmacy education, the social history of medicine, and professional history; for general readers, it is more like a window onto the daily life of a professional community—formal in tone and dense with information, requiring patient browsing. It is suited to thematic browsing in a library database or on an e-reader, with notes and excerpts, rather than being read straight through.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the table of contents and editor's notes first, mark themes such as alumni news and educational discussion, then read in sections.
  2. Use background materials on the history of pharmacy education or American medical history, and take timeline notes while reading.
  3. Excerpt industry-observation passages and compare them with other professional periodicals of the same period.
  4. If using it for translation practice, prioritize clearly structured short notices and commentaries, and avoid long lists of names.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this journal suitable for learning modern pharmacology? No. It is an alumni journal that mainly records alumni news, educational discussions, and industry observations; it is not a systematic pharmacology textbook. For modern medication knowledge, consult contemporary pharmacology textbooks and clinical guidelines; this text is better read as historical material.
Can I read this document if my English is not good? You can, but you will need a dictionary and translation tools. The text has considerable professional vocabulary and formal sentence patterns. It is advisable to start with the table of contents and short-notice sections and gradually move on to commentary articles; if reading for research, use a specialized pharmacy dictionary and background materials to reduce difficulty.
What is the copyright status of this text? This text is published by Project Gutenberg as part of its free eBook project and is generally public domain or authorized content. For specific use, it is still advisable to check the copyright notice on the release page, and to cite the source and version information when quoting.

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About the author

Various Author

Various is not a real person but a collective attribution used in book cataloging and databases for works with multiple authors, commonly applied to anthologies, compilations, or publications with too many contributors to list individually. On this Chinese book site, this attribution covers as many as 3,387 titles, spanning encyclopedic entries, historical documents, and trial records. Representative works include several volumes of the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the record of the trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Available public information is limited: nationality, birth and death dates, and common categories are not clearly recorded, making it difficult to summarize a unified writing style or personal biography. Readers should understand it as a cataloging convention rather than a single author.