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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2010

Health sciences libraries building survey, 1999-2009.

Logan Ludwig

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Building projects: redefining hospital libraries.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2012
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  5. The customer versus the container.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Logan LudwigJournal of the Medical Library Association , and Associate Dean, Library and Telehealth Services, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. lludwig@lumc.edu

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveA survey was conducted of health sciences libraries to obtain information about newer buildings, additions, remodeling, and renovations.

methodAn 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.

resultsSeventy-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.

conclusionsThe 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.

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Data CollectionFacility Design and ConstructionHumansLibraries, DigitalLibraries, MedicalLibrary AssociationsOntarioRomaniaSchools, MedicalUnited States

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PMID20428277
PMCPMC2859257

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