Moll W M
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1976 Jul;64(3):272-7.
This article describes the new Health Sciences Library at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. The library was under construction for about two years and opened in August 1975. It comprises an area of 66,250 sq. ft. gross, almost 44,000 sq. ft. net, and provides space for approximately 190,000 volumes, 500 readers, and a staff of 35. The cost of construction was $2,350,000, plus approximately $400,000 for furnishings and equipment. A portion of the library is located on a bridge spanning a four-lane highway. Special features include a 6,000 net sq. ft. audiovisual information center, Elecompack (TM) motorized shelves for little-used materials, and a closed-circuit television surveillance system.
本文介绍了位于弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔市的弗吉尼亚大学医学中心新建的健康科学图书馆。该图书馆建设历时约两年，于1975年8月开放。其总面积为66,250平方英尺（毛面积），净面积近44,000平方英尺，可容纳约190,000册藏书、500名读者以及35名工作人员。建设成本为235万美元，加上约40万美元的家具和设备费用。图书馆的一部分位于一座跨越四车道高速公路的桥梁上。其特色包括一个6,000平方英尺净面积的视听信息中心、用于存放不常用资料的Elecompack（商标名）电动书架以及一套闭路电视监控系统。
