David A. Kronick

David A. Kronick (October 5, 1917 – February 12, 2006) was a librarian who researched the history of scholarly communication. He was once called a "bibliographic archaeologist".

He was a Fellow of the Medical Library Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and achieved the rank of Distinguished Member in the Academy of Health Information Professionals. In 1956, he completed his PhD at University of Chicago's Library School he pursued this topic throughout his career. He then joined Western Reserve University Medical School as a librarian from 1946–1949, before moving to the University of Chicago.

Legacy A fellowship bearing his name was established under the aegis of the Medical Library Association in 2002, to support travel to three or more North American medical libraries for the study of health information management. This memorializes Kronick's love of travel. for his book The Literature of the Life Sciences: Reading, Writing, Research. Medical Library Association Fellow, 1985 Medical Library Association Janet Doe Lectureship, 1980