Health Sciences Library (Ohio State University)

Health Sciences Library

Prior Hall
Country United States
Type health sciences library
Established 1972
Location Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°59′42″N 83°01′01″W / 39.994973°N 83.01706°W / 39.994973; -83.01706Coordinates: 39°59′42″N 83°01′01″W / 39.994973°N 83.01706°W / 39.994973; -83.01706
Other information
Director Pamela Bradigan, Assistant Vice President and Director
Website hsl.osu.edu

The Health Sciences Library is the medical library at Ohio State University. The library was named the John A. Prior Health Sciences Library in 1988 and later renamed to Health Sciences Library in Prior Hall.[1]

History

1972 - Health Sciences Library Building construction completed.

2003 - To meet the needs of diverse user communities, the Center for Knowledge Management was created in 2003 as a unit within the Health Sciences Library. The center's goal is to leverage the strengths of people, processes, data, and technology to foster the creation, analysis, and dissemination of new knowledge.

2011 - The Center for Knowledge Management was incorporated into the library's organization and the name shortened to the Health Sciences Library.

The Medical Heritage Center

Occupying the 5th floor of Prior Hall, The Medical Heritage Center (MHC) recognizes and celebrates historical health and medical personalities and events; collects, displays and archives artifacts; provides a venue for historical medical research; and supports medical history education. The MHC also serves as the repository of data, artifacts, and historical information relating to the health and medical education and the medical profession in central Ohio.

The foundation of the MHC was made possible by a grant from the Columbus Medical Association Foundation and the Ohio State University Medical Center. It grew from a vision held by Barbara VanBrimmer. These organizations saw the need to preserve and celebrate the region's medical heritage. From its establishment in 1997 to today, the Center stands as a testament to a unique collaboration between the CMA, the region's professional medical society, and the OSU Medical Center.

The MHC is the only scholarly facility in Central Ohio concentrating solely on the accomplishments of the people, organizations and institutions at the forefront of the development of health care and medicine in the region. It is the only institution dedicated to researching and collecting the region's health and medical past and sharing the information through exhibits and scholarly publications for the educational benefits of scholars, students and the general public.

OSU:pro

OSU:pro was a knowledge management database tool, which helps to organize scholarly activities, and streamlines the building of faculty dossiers. The tool is used to communicate professional accomplishments to visitors searching for local expertise, thereby expanding opportunities for the community to interact and engage with the university.[2]

In 2007, OSU:pro was awarded the inaugural Innovation Award by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries.[3]

In 2012, OSU:Pro was sunset.[4]

The Randtriever

The Randtriever was a first generation automated storage and retrieval system, and the first installed in a library in the United States.[5] The system, built by Sperry Rand, was designed to have twelve aisles, but only eight were installed, along with four calling stations/circulation desks located at both ends of the machine on each of two floors of the library. The system, which originally cost $811,799, required constant maintenance resulting in expenditures of $889,191 through June 1990, plus $139,575 for conversion/renovation of the system. In 1989, the university made the decision to remove the Randtriever in conjunction with anticipated expansion and renovation of the library.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Rodgers, Kristen. John A. Prior. Historical Reflections: The Medical Heritage Center Blog
  2. ↑ Timothy J Cain, Joseph J. Branin, and W. Michael Sherman. Knowledge Management and the Academy Educause Review 2008 Number 4:26-33.
  3. ↑ Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries 2007 Innovation Award
  4. ↑ Votino, John. OSU:pro to become Research in View January 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ ASRS(Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems) in Academic Libraries Accessed February 6, 2009
  6. ↑ VanBrimmer, Barbara and Elizabeth Sawyers. THE Randtriever: Its use at the Ohio State University Library Hi Tech 1990 8(3):71-81
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