Health Sciences Library Ranked 14th Most Impressive University Medical School Library in the World
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library was ranked 14th amongst "the 25 most impressive university medical school libraries in the world" according to
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According to the website:
We are proud of the work that we do and the resources and services we provide to our user community, said Leslie Schick, Associate Dean of Library Services and director of the Health Sciences Library. To be recognized among these other prestigious libraries is a great honor and speaks to the strength of our staff and collections as well as to the wonderful space in which we reside.
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library serves the research needs of the students, faculty and staff of the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Allied Health Sciences, the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, and the Greater Cincinnati community at large. It also serves affiliated institutions, including the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, as well as national and international scholars and researchers.
The health sciences library encompasses 44,872 square feet with a 90-seat computer lab, has over 200,000 print volumes on site, and provides access to over 800 online databases, 110,000 electronic journals and 149,000 e-books.
The library is situated in the midst of a soaring, light-filled space that joins the Center for Academic and Research Excellence (CARE)/Crawley Building with the Medical Sciences Building on UCs Academic Health Center campus. Teaching, learning and research flourish in this impressive complex of research labs, teaching labs, health sciences library, faculty offices, classrooms and student support areas.
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