Evaluate the print and non-print holdings of the library. The Library is subscribing to a small number of electronically-distributed journals on a trial basis. Evaluate the usability and functional convenience of the library. The Allyn and Betty Taylor Library is adjacent to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. It is housed in relatively modern space totaling 65,000 square feet, and has seating in a variety of formats for 1017 persons.
Adequate space is available for both quiet studying and small group studying.
The library is open 97.5 hours per week, which is adequate but not optimal. The Library System provides access to databases and full text resources mounted locally or on remote servers through the Internet. Most networked databases can be accessed through a Web gateway, and the Library is in the process of installing a proxy server making networked information available from outside the UWO domain, such as teaching hospitals and independent research institutes. The Library has 43 networked computers and 20 JavaStations for patron use. Teaching specific skills, such as instruction in computer usage and bibliographic search and retrieving and managing information.