HSLANJ is a nonprofit that encourages members' professional development and strives to improve NJ hospitals’ library services. Celebrating 45 years (1972-2017) The nonprofit HSLANJ encourages professional development of librarianship and strives to improve NJ health care organizations’ library services. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE UTILIZATION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION THROUGH THE COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION; TO DEVELOP THE USEFULNESS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIES IN SUPPORT OF QUALITY PATIENT CARE; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SCIENCES; TO PROMOTE HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE ITS MEMBERS WITH CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION; TO HELP MEMBERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCEMENT AND WELLNESS IN SUPPORT OF PATIENT CARE.