Williams T L, Lemkau H L, Burrows S
Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1988 Oct;76(4):317-22.
With launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, science and technology became a high priority in the United States. During the two decades since, health sciences libraries have experienced changes in almost all aspects of their operations. Additionally, recent developments in medical care and in medical education have had major influences on the mission of health science libraries. In the unending struggle to keep up with new technologies and services, libraries have had to support increasing demands while they receive a decreasing share of the health care dollar. This paper explores the economic challenges faced by academic health sciences libraries and suggests measures for augmenting traditional sources of funding. The development of marketing efforts, institutional memberships, and fee-based services by the Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami School of Medicine, is presented as a case study.
随着苏联在20世纪50年代末发射人造卫星，科学技术在美国成为高度优先事项。在随后的二十年里，健康科学图书馆在其运营的几乎所有方面都经历了变革。此外，医疗保健和医学教育方面的最新发展对健康科学图书馆的使命产生了重大影响。在不断努力跟上新技术和服务的过程中，图书馆在获得的医疗保健资金份额不断减少的情况下，却不得不满足日益增长的需求。本文探讨了学术健康科学图书馆面临的经济挑战，并提出了增加传统资金来源的措施。迈阿密大学医学院路易斯·卡尔德纪念图书馆在营销努力、机构会员资格和收费服务方面的发展作为一个案例研究进行了介绍。
