Journal 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.
J Med Libr Assoc. 2010 Apr;98(2):105-34. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.004.
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.
对卫生科学图书馆进行调查，以获取有关新建筑、增建、改造和翻新的信息。
开发了在线调查，并在三个主要电子邮件讨论列表上发布了调查可用性的公告：医学图书馆协会（MLA）、学术健康科学图书馆协会（AAHSL）和 MEDLIB-L。通过电子邮件讨论列表上的图书馆建筑项目的先前讨论、文献回顾、个人交流和作者的咨询经验，确定了其他项目。
报告了 73 个机构的 78 个卫生科学图书馆建筑项目。其中 22 个是在过去十年中新建的设施；2 个是空间扩展；45 个是翻新项目；9 个是新空间和翻新空间的组合。有 6 个机构报告在过去十年中有多个或正在进行的翻新项目。
调查结果证实了从基于印刷的收藏向基于数字的收藏的持续转变，并揭示了图书馆空间设计的趋势。一些卫生科学图书馆报告说，随着他们向为“社区”建设创造空间的方向发展，空间正在减少。图书馆越来越积极地利用或重新调整空间，以实现专注、协作、思考、沟通和社交。所有这些都在朝着图书馆作为机构信息枢纽的更清晰的运营愿景发展，而不仅仅是一个拥有印刷馆藏的物理位置。
