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Health sciences libraries building survey, 1999-2009

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2010-04, Vol.98 (2), p.105-134 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Health sciences libraries building survey, 1999-2009
Author: LUDWIG, Logan
Subjects: Academic libraries ; Classroom management ; Colleges & universities ; Communication ; Computer industry ; Data Collection ; Design ; Design and construction ; Documentation institutions ; Education ; Education parks ; Exact sciences and technology ; Facility Design and Construction - statistics & numerical data ; Health sciences ; Humans ; Information and communication sciences ; Information science. Documentation ; Learning ; Libraries, Digital - statistics & numerical data ; Libraries, Medical - statistics & numerical data ; Libraries. Documentation centres ; Libraries. Virtual and electronic libraries. Media centers. Documentation centers ; Library Associations ; Library resources ; Medical libraries ; Noise ; Ontario ; Renovation & restoration ; Research and special libraries ; Romania ; School facilities ; Schools, Medical - organization & administration ; Sciences and techniques of general use ; Surveys ; Trade and professional associations ; United States ; Universal Serial Bus ; University and college libraries
Is Part Of: Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2010-04, Vol.98 (2), p.105-134
Description: A survey was conducted of health sciences libraries to obtain information about newer buildings, additions, remodeling, and renovations. An online survey was developed, and announcements of survey availability posted to three major email discussion lists: Medical Library Association (MLA), Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), and MEDLIB-L. Previous discussions of library building projects on email discussion lists, a literature review, personal communications, and the author's consulting experiences identified additional projects. Seventy-eight health sciences library building projects at seventy-three institutions are reported. Twenty-two are newer facilities built within the last ten years; two are space expansions; forty-five are renovation projects; and nine are combinations of new and renovated space. Six institutions report multiple or ongoing renovation projects during the last ten years. The survey results confirm a continuing migration from print-based to digitally based collections and reveal trends in library space design. Some health sciences libraries report loss of space as they move toward creating space for "community" building. Libraries are becoming more proactive in using or retooling space for concentration, collaboration, contemplation, communication, and socialization. All are moving toward a clearer operational vision of the library as the institution's information nexus and not merely as a physical location with print collections.
Publisher: Chicago, IL: Medical Library Association
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1536-5050
EISSN: 1558-9439
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.004
PMID: 20428277
Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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Health sciences libraries building survey, 1999-2009

2015 INIST-CNRS ;COPYRIGHT 2010 Medical Library Association ;COPYRIGHT 2010 Medical Library Association ;Copyright Medical Library Association Apr 2010 ;Copyright: @ 2010, Authors. 2010 ;ISSN: 1536-5050 ;EISSN: 1558-9439 ;DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.004 ;PMID: 20428277

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