RESUMO
During the spring 1996 academic semester, the University of Maryland Health Sciences Library implemented an electronic course-reserve system as a pilot project with the university's School of Nursing. The pilot project has been very successful because of thorough planning and the effectiveness of the system, which enables library users to retrieve assigned readings easily. This success inspired the staff to begin expanding the scope of the pilot project to include other schools and limited remote access. This paper describes the planning and implementation process, the issues that needed to be resolved, the response to the project, and future plans. Particular attention is paid to issues of copyright and cost recovery.
Assuntos
Instrução por Computador , Educação em Enfermagem , Baltimore , Sistemas Computacionais , Instrução por Computador/tendências , Direitos Autorais , Educação em Enfermagem/tendências , Previsões , Gestão da Informação/organização & administração , Armazenamento e Recuperação da Informação , Projetos Piloto , Formulação de Políticas , Software , Interface Usuário-ComputadorRESUMO
Changes in the mission, roles, and infrastructure of academic health sciences libraries pose an enormous challenge to those designing and planning new library buildings. The library will be judged by its ability to respond to changing information dissemination patterns, changing missions, technologies not yet contemplated, and curricular trends, notably the rise of informatics and problem-based learning. Key questions are posed; the answers will shape library building now and in the future.