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Geriatrics Expert Named
Library Renovation
| Library Donates Journals to Tanzanian University |
Muhimbili University, the only public university for the health sciences in Tanzania, includes schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. The donated journals will double the library’s holdings, which, at 50,000 volumes, is already the country’s largest collection of health and medical materials.
“This premier collection was carefully selected over many years and formed the core of our support for research, education and clinical practice, with some volumes even dating back to the 1700s,” says Pat Molholt, Ph.D., associate dean for education and scholarly resources. “This is a magnificent collection we’re shipping, and we are excited that it will continue to be used.”
CUMC librarians have been working since last summer to ensure that all issues of the donated journal titles are accessible electronically to CUMC staff and students. The 30,000 square feet of space that will be available once the journals are gone will be transformed into classrooms and study space as part of an ongoing project to build a cohesive education facility in the Hammer Health Sciences Center, which houses the library. The new classrooms are expected to be up and running in 2010.
