Hodges T M
Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8340.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1994 Sep;44(3-4):209-12. doi: 10.1016/0169-2607(94)90115-5.
Opened in March 1994, the new library at Vanderbilt was planned to be at the intellectual and geographical heart of the medical center. Constructed of white precast blocks with a glass curtain wall, the building cost $12.5 million. Under an integrated advanced information management system (IAIMS) initiative, the building includes a center for biomedical informatics, which serves as the nerve center of the information enterprise at the medical center. Floor by floor descriptions are provided, including such design details as placing workstations directly inside the first floor entrance, a measure thought to contribute to increased use of the medical center network. User reaction to the building was highly positive in the first month of operation.
范德比尔特大学的新图书馆于1994年3月开放，计划成为医学中心在学术和地理位置上的核心。该建筑由白色预制砌块和玻璃幕墙构成，造价1250万美元。在综合先进信息管理系统（IAIMS）倡议下，这座建筑设有生物医学信息学中心，它是医学中心信息事业的神经中枢。文中逐楼层进行了描述，包括一些设计细节，比如将工作站直接设置在一楼入口内，这种举措被认为有助于增加医学中心网络的使用。在运营的第一个月，用户对这座建筑的反应非常积极。
