Iranian medical library and information science association

In August 1992, a workshop was established by World Health Organization and the investigation deputy of health and treatment ministry as well as medicinal education, the objective was to introduce "Iran’s health and biomedicine information plan" to the librarians of medical sciences.

A comprehensive report was prepared and given to the investigation deputy of the health ministry. Objectives of the plan enforcement in Iran was described in details, it included 25 recommendations. There was a recommendation to establish the librarians' scientific society and medical information center, the recommendation has been approved by the concerning authorities and the librarians at the meeting held on 16 August 1992, the librarians established a committee at the deputy investigation center of the ministry. Then the established committee began their jobs.

The committee members began their activities as the society founders. They composed the concerning charter including 32 clauses and 18 proviso, the expertise views were considered in the charter composition, the views of investigation deputy of health ministry who was the commission member for the scientific societies establishment were utilized too. The charter was formally approved on 24 April 1993, finally, the first general assembly of Iran's Medical information center and the librarians' scientific society was established on 15 June 1994 to select the first round Board of Directors.