Bolef D, Fisher J S
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1978 Apr;66(2):185-9.
The coming of the East Tennessee State University College of Medicine and its effect on the health sciences institutions and practitioners in upper east Tennessee (southern Appalachia) required increased and improved information resources and arrangements for delivery and for use. The Tri-Cities Health Sciences Libraries Consortium was organized to facilitate collection development and to improve services and staff qualifications. The progress of the consortium during the initial two and one-half years of its existence is delineated. Data reflecting the dramatic growth in collection development and staff are given.
东田纳西州立大学医学院的到来及其对田纳西州上东部（阿巴拉契亚南部）健康科学机构和从业者的影响，需要增加并改善信息资源以及信息的传递和使用安排。为了促进馆藏建设、改善服务和提升员工资质，三城健康科学图书馆联盟成立了。文中描述了该联盟在成立后的最初两年半时间里取得的进展，并给出了反映馆藏建设和员工数量大幅增长的数据。
