Renovated,repurposed, and still “one sweet library”: a case study on loss of space from the Health Sciences and Human Services Library,University of Maryland,Baltimore

Setting:

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL), University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), is located in an urban environment on the west side of downtown Baltimore. Founded in 1813, the library opened its current building in 1998 and is one of the largest health sciences libraries in the United States, with 6 floors and over 180,000 gross square and 118,000 net assignable square feet (NASF).

Project:

The initial discussions in late 2005 involved moving campus offices into the library. Almost immediately, it was recognized that a much larger renovation was needed due to the scope of the work. The vice president for academic affairs, the library executive director, and campus planners agreed that if the renovation was done thoughtfully, multiple needs could be met, including new office spaces, better user spaces, and synergy with the new campus center being built next door.

Planning:

The planning, design, and construction process was multifaceted and on a fast track. Although the final piece of the renovation was completed in June 2009, the majority of the planning, design, and construction took place between March 2006 and June 2008. All tenants were involved with office design. Library staff were involved in designing the public spaces and planning the strategy for weeding and shifting.

Outcomes:

Approximately 8,000 NASF was reallocated to new office space from shelving space, amounting to approximately 6.7% of the building NASF and approximately 10.6% of the public space in the building. The majority of new offices in the building report to the same vice president and are student focused and service oriented, with similar missions to that of the library resulting in a very harmonious cohabitation. Additional units with these missions and reporting structure are located in the new campus center, creating a synergy between the two buildings.     

以人为本科学构建学者知识库

介绍学者知识库是根据学术资源产生的规律,提出以学者为主线来进行机构库的建设,同时以学者及其学术成果分别为学术交流的对象与内容,来构建学术交流平台,是机构库建设的一种创新模式,具有较高的价值与可操作性。并分别从学者及读者的角度,论述以人为本建设学者知识库的方法,提出学者知识库模型应包括资源存储、学术交流、学者空间、读者空间、综合应用平台等部分。     

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??Ever since the concept of "document resource development" was pat forward, there have been disagreements as to its rela- tivrtships with "coilectian building" resulting in the confusion in the use of ihe}two concepts. The paper, through examining the evolution and the historic limits of the concept of "collectian building", analyses the background and The influence of tire concept of"document resource development"??and points out the inevitable historic trend of the substitution of "document resource develvptnant" for "cnilectivn building" It also .redefines the concept of 0dpcument rcsvurce development" and lays a logic faun- datian for the document resource development theory.     

从“新华精神”到“新华现象”的传承与意义

中国革命的胜利离不开"笔杆子"的作用,谁打赢了"舆论战",谁就赢得了话语权和战争的主动权。新阶段新环境,世情、国情、舆情发生深刻变化,党报的建设主题、使命任务不断演进,追溯红色基因发展轨迹,让红色基因代代相传,打赢新一轮舆论攻坚战,成为当前党和媒体建设的重要课题。《新华日报》历经83年风雨,对中共在革命时期赢得民众支持乃至国际社会认可,建构有力舆论环境等方面有重大贡献,对新时代传承与发扬红色基因、践行党报精神具有重大理论与实践意义,值得我们思考与借鉴。     

中国古代图书馆建筑是中国人文关怀的集中体现--从"皇始宬"、"天一阁"图书馆建筑中看中国人文关怀

本文以“皇始宬”和“天一阁”建筑为例,揭示出了“中国古代图书馆建筑是中国人文关怀的集中体现”实质。其实质为:“皇始”和“天一阁”是中国图书馆建筑中的经典之作,它承古开今,集人文思想之大成,更显人文关怀的人性化。所以,其功能不仅是作为藏书和读书之所用,更重要的是为读者营造了人性化的人文关怀、合情合理的人文科学、自强不息的人文精神、现实和理想交会的人文艺术和建筑与自然合一的人文景观。这种典型的反映在中国古代图书馆的人文关怀,不仅对历史上各个时期的人类文明和社会进步起到了积极的重要作用,更对今天我们的图书馆建筑有启发和教育的作用。     

对1994年《公共图书馆宣言》的认识和理解

对１９９４年《公共图书馆宣言》的认识和理解在第６２届ＩＦＬＡ大会召开的前一天（１９９６年８月２５日），在北京国际会议中心的第２会议厅举行了联合国教科文组织的公开论坛。在论坛上，ＡＢＤＥＬＡＺＩＺＡＢＩＤ（巴黎ＵＮＥＳＣＯ信息部）介绍了１９９４年联合国...     

坚持科学管理，实施“资源立所、技术强所、人才兴所”战略

文章在介绍中国科学技术信息研究所基本情况的基础上,重点阐述了该所在新形势下积极探索发展道路,以“建设事实型数据资源、推动科技情报研究”新思路为指导,以科学管理为保障,实施“资源立所、技术强所、人才兴所”战略布局的具体内容和取得的初步成果,以总结经验为科技情报行业的发展提供参考。该文为《数字图书馆论坛》2009年第12期本期话题“各国科技信息机构纵览”的文章之一。     

学科服务空间环境的设计与构建

学科服务空间环境的建设是图书馆提高服务质量的重要手段。构建学科化的空间环境成为图书馆提升学科服务质量、改善馆舍环境、提高馆舍利用率、增强文化氛围和辅助学科教学科研的突破口。通过对地学学科空间环境需求的调查,利用实物标本等为设计载体,融合图书馆馆舍结构和人文环境,构建图书馆学科空间环境,可为地学学科教学和科学研究提供具有学科氛围的图书馆服务环境。     

Slavery,Memory, and Museum Display in Baltimore: The Great Blacks in Wax and the Reginald F. Lewis

Abstract This paper meditates upon a conundrum: Can there be a right way to represent the traumatic experience of Atlantic slavery within the context of a museum setting? The analysis deals with the question by focusing on the radically contrasting museological, aesthetic, and ethical codes of the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, and the Reginald Lewis Museum, both situated in Baltimore, Maryland. Three key sites are isolated for discussion: the names of the museums, their approaches to the topic of the Middle Passage, and lynching. While both museums have made important cultural contributions to the public memorialization of highly charged subjects, the Great Blacks in Wax emerges as the more radical institution, closely in touch with the dynamic and creative museum aesthetic of the wider Black Atlantic Diaspora, and of Brazil in particular.     

Writing the building program: the signifiance of "AND"

Various requirements in the writing of a building program are discussed, by which the various parts of the library can function together. The interrelationship of functions, services, users, and materials should be carefully studied and diagrammed. The various groups involved in the library should be consulted for suggestions, and present procedures examined for value.     

Conference Diary

The first national meeting of the Public Library Association, a division of ALA, was held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, from March 23-26, 1983. The theme, "Serving People: The Public Library Today and Tornorrow," featured keynote addresses by Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes and noted author Isaac Asimov. The conference began with theme tours of Maryland libraries specializing in such programs as service to the disabled, literacy services, merchandising, and automated circulation. Conference programs included sessions on intellectual freedom strategy, cablelvideo, the impact of demography and technology, interlibrary loan, and other topics of special interest to public librarians. The following paper is a compilation of the notes and impressions of six professionals who attended the conference.     

图书馆员隐性知识探究与挖掘

图书馆员隐性知识是指馆员在长期工作实践中形成的内隐的高度个性化的知识,是图书馆潜在的智力资本及特色资源,是形成图书馆核心竞争力的源泉.而图书馆员隐性知识长期以来却不为人们所重视,无论对馆员自身、还是对图书馆的发展都是一种无形的损失.本文着重分析了挖掘馆员隐性知识的必要性,论述了挖掘图书馆员隐性知识的六个主要途径,即:"运用赏识理念"、"以人为本"、"柔性管理"、"构建知识档案库"、"绘制知识地图","提高馆员素质".     

国内外分类主题一体化标引和检索系统研究进展

本文概述了近十年来国内外分类主题一体化标引和检索系统的研究进展情况 ,并对比分析了国内和国外分类主题一体化标引和检索系统的特点 ,认为建立高度专业化、综合化的超级知识库 ,是建立我国一体化情报检索语言的基础     

高校图书馆面向"两型社会"创新服务新思维

建设“两型社会”是我国国民经济与社会发展的一项战略任务．高校图书馆在“两型社会”建设中具有不可替代的作用。论文简要分析了高校图书馆在为“两型社会”服务的优势,提出了高校图书馆为“两型社会”服务的思考。     

Conservation Heating 24 Years On

ABSTRACT

Control of relative humidity (RH) for collections care is challenging in U.K. historic houses because they are often highly ventilated with poor heat retention, a porous building fabric and naturally tend to high (60–80%) RH if unheated. The significance of the building means that large-scale modifications and installation of air handling systems may be unfeasible and undesirable for the conservation of the building. In the late 1980s the National Trust, for English, Wales and Northern Ireland, investigated conservation heating as an RH control method that works with the natural environment of historic buildings, mimicking historic heating and requiring only modification of existing heating services or a light touch installation of new heating systems. The National Trust adopted conservation heating as its preferred method for environmental control in historic buildings from the 1990s. This method was presented at the IIC 1994 Ottawa congress on preventive conservation. Conservation heating has since been adopted by many historic house management organisations, particularly across north-west Europe, where it is well suited to the climate. This paper reviews conservation heating developments implemented by the National Trust since 1994, in response to a changing external context, new knowledge and developments in operational practice.     

Teen Services at Baltimore's Pratt Library: A Long History and Sustained Emphasis

This article is a first‐person account of the development of teen services at Pratt Library in Baltimore, MD. The piece places special emphasis on the development of public access computing, particularly of computing by children, especially teens.     

广州文化“首善之区”建设浅论

建设广州文化“首善之区”,重点在于提升广州的文化软实力。本文指出,加强公共文化服务体系建设,能够提升城市文化软实力,进而实现广州文化“首善之区”的建设目标。本文还提出了广州在公共文化服务体系建设中要完善社区文化服务设施建设、完善广州公共图书馆服务体系、统筹广州城乡公共文化建设的三点思路。     

Assessing the spatial accessibility and spatial equity of public libraries' physical locations

Spatial accessibility of libraries affects their usage. It is crucial to consider spatial accessibility's impacts on equity and inclusiveness of public libraries. A method is proposed to evaluate the equity of spatial accessibility to library resources and services across population groups. Spatial accessibility is measured in two ways: the closest-based and quantity-based measurements that respectively characterize the level of accessibility to the closest one and to diverse resources according to travel distance and travel time in road networks. Two approaches are applied for equity evaluation with socioeconomic and demographic indicators of census tracts, including the minority population, non-adults, and population in poverty. The method is applied to examine the physical locations of public libraries in four major cities of the U.S with diverse population composition. Results show spatial inequity for socially disadvantaged populations in the cities of Washington DC, Baltimore, and Chicago. Inequity is more prominent for non-adults and minority populations in DC and Baltimore. The analysis helps identify the potential inequity for subpopulations and guide the decision-making in library services to improve equity and inclusion.     

The IAIMS initiative at the University of Maryland at Baltimore

With support from the National Library of Medicine, the University of Maryland at Baltimore is creating an Integrated Academic Information Management System (IAIMS) that will serve as a prototype for academic health centers. A campus-wide undertaking, the IAIMS initiative at Maryland is characterized by its functional comprehensiveness and its planning model. The resulting strategic plan is serving as a guide in the ongoing model development within an interdisciplinary Hypertension Center.     

中国科技期刊国际影响力计划(2013-2015年)D类项目入选期刊的办刊进展

中国科技期刊国际影响力提升计划D 类项目支持创办一批能够代表我国前沿学科、优势学科或填补中国学科空白的英文科技期刊.一期(2013—2015 年) D 类项目入选期刊经过几年的努力,在国内外专业学科领域显示出了一定的学术影响力,具有引领示范作用.本文通过对入选期刊办刊进展的梳理,总结新创办英文科技期刊的办刊思路以及实践经验.为二期(2016—2018 年) D 类项目入选期刊以及更大范围新创办的英文科技期刊提供一定的借鉴和参考.