Library Renovations

Renovations at Meharry Medical School Library are ongoing. To date, the library has an awesome digital library and web site, electronic classrooms, distance learning opportunities, a computing center and a medical information laboratory.
Also, “greater communication between students and faculty” is possible with new technology, the internet and wireless capabilities. A new library director was hired six months ago and staff training is also part of the change. Overall, up-dating of the library has elevated the Medical School “to a new level of excellence.” The collaborative group from Meharry and Vanderbilt are waiting for more funds to continue to transform the Meharry Library by 2010.

Renovation of the Medical library was a necessity because the students needed more access to current information to support and extent their academic training. It seemed more cost effective to have access to the information instead of trying to own the resources; knowledge and information are changing so quickly it is difficult for educational institutions to keep current. Meharry Medical School is using the needs of the students and staff as guiding forces in the upgrading of their library.

Information retrieved July 30, 2008 from the following sources:

http:// www.meharry-vanderbilt.org/pdf/report2006-web%20.pdf
http://diglib.mmc.edu