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Building a digital library for the health sciences: information space complementing information place

R E Lucier1

  • 1University of California, San Francisco 94143-0840, USA.

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
|July 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

The University of California, San Francisco library is modernizing its physical collection while developing a new Digital Library of the Health Sciences. Technology integration aims to unify both library systems for enhanced academic information access.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences
  • Library Science
  • Information Technology

Background:

  • The University of California, San Francisco established a new library in 1990 to address long-term academic information needs.
  • Evolving environmental factors necessitate advanced information management solutions, particularly through computing technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline a strategic approach for modernizing library services.
  • To detail the development of a Digital Library of the Health Sciences.
  • To ensure seamless integration between physical and digital library resources.

Main Methods:

  • Implementing a three-pronged strategy over five years.
  • Continuously applying technology to modernize the physical, paper-based library.
  • Planning, designing, and implementing a "free-standing" Digital Library of the Health Sciences.

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  • Utilizing technology to foster complementarity and integrity between library systems.

    • Main Results:

    • Ongoing refinement of the physical library through technological modernization.
    • Initiation of the Digital Library of the Health Sciences, emphasizing innovative technology applications.
    • Development of a technological framework for integrating physical and digital library components.

    Conclusions:

    • A hybrid approach combining physical library modernization with digital library development is essential.
    • Strategic technology integration is key to overcoming information management challenges.
    • The ultimate goal is a unified library system providing comprehensive access to health sciences information.