The Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt

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.