The spaces of the new Health Sciences Libraries
When we move into the new Health Sciences Education Center, you can expect to find some familiar spaces such as our service desk and study areas. You will also see new and enhanced spaces that will support the exploration of emerging technologies in healthcare, including a Makerspace, a Data + Visualization Lab, a Faculty Commons, and a Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab.
New user-centered website in development
As with any move, our move into the Health Sciences Education Center offers us a chance to reassess all of the things we have accumulated over time. For our three health sciences libraries, this includes a reassessment of our websites, with a redesign planned in the next year. Â
Old favorites in a new space
Our new library spaces in the Health Sciences Education Center will be full of new furniture. We're excited about the variety of seating options that will be available to our users, and are happy that we can offer some of our current faves.Â
Orange is the New Health Sciences and Wangensteen Historical Libraries
Color will mark the different areas within the Health Sciences Education Center. Both the Health Sciences Library and the Wangensteen Historical Library will be recognizable because of their earthy orange color palette. Â
Introducing the Health Sciences Library
When we move into our new home in the Health Sciences Education Center, the Bio-Medical Library will become the Health Sciences Library to better reflect our work to support teaching and learning across all the schools and colleges of the Academic Health Center. Â
The Health Sciences Libraries are on the move
We’re Moving!  In 2020, the Health Sciences Library and the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine will be moving into the newly-constructed Health Sciences Education Center (HSEC). Stay tuned for more information about our new spaces and enhanced services that will be coming online over the next year - or subscribe to get updates delivered to your inbox.
Breaking new ground
Bridget McKenna participated in the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Freshman Research & Creative Scholars Program. Through this program, McKenna learned the present-day value of libraries, while she was matched with the curators of the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.