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Kniffel, Leonard; And Others – American Libraries, 1991
Six articles discuss and illustrate new library facilities and furnishings. The winning libraries in the Library Buildings Awards Program, sponsored by American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Library Association (ALA), are shown; two case studies of library renovation and design are presented; and the design for a new medical library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Case Studies, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRoth, Britain G. – Special Libraries, 1985
Planning and moving procedures that facilitated the relocation of a medical center library collection of 30,000 book and journal volumes and 600 audiovisuals are detailed in four areas: space planning, avoidance of service disruptions, library staff morale, and physical handling of materials. An 8-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Facilities, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Download full textMosby, Margaret A.; Naisawald, Gretchen – 1981
This course text outlines the objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on clinical medical librarianship. Following an introduction to the course, the history of clinical librarianship and several programs are described. The third section offers guidelines for setting goals and objectives for a clinical librarian…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Librarians, Library Planning
Smith, Kent A. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
Description of information services from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) highlights a new system for retrieving information from NLM's databases (GRATEFUL MED); a formal Regional Medical Library Network; DOCLINE; the Unified Medical Language System; and Integrated Academic Information Management Systems. Research and development and the…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Systems, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedWeiss, Paul J. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes a project at the National Library of Medicine that investigated the development of an expert system to assist catalogers with personal name authority work. Topics include project planning; software and hardware selection; knowledge engineering; and reasons for discontinuing the development of the expert system. (three references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Computer Selection, Computer Software
Jensen, Marilyn Anne, Ed. – 1981
Speeches and summaries of group discussions from California's first statewide conference on health science library consortia are presented. An introduction outlining regional, state, and national cooperation among biomedical libraries and brief welcoming addresses precede three talks on the history and development in California of library…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Consortia, Contracts
Rees, Alan M. – 1983
This course text outlines the objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on consumer health information (CHI) services. Topics covered include: (1) trends in medical consumerism and self-health care; (2) health information needs of consumers; (3) the role of the library in CHI, including legal ramifications; (4)…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation
Dorst, Thomas J., Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Twelve articles focusing on the issue of cooperative collection management describe the history and current status of specific projects within the Illinois Library and Information Network. The last article summarizes the status of coordinated cooperative collection management in Illinois, clarifies terminology, and speculates on future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Community Services, Coordination
