INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A SHARED INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM

马萨诸塞州眼耳医院和马萨诸塞州 综合医院(MGH)是物理上独立的机构 并在许多方面进行了组织上的协调。有很长的历史 密切协作，包括为 在两所大学开展的病人护理、教学和研究的好处 医院。MEEI图书馆希望通过以下方式丰富这种合作 MGH图书馆综合馆藏系统资源共享 (ILS)。对于用户来说，这将提供更快、更轻松的访问 病人护理、研究和教学所需的信息。对于图书馆 它将通过以下方式简化和加强图书馆的运营 自动化并整合其流通、编目、采购和 级数函数..它还将监测收集使用情况，并帮助 管理对用户需求和财务负责的集合 约束条件。 这笔赠款将为MEEI提供基础设施，以共享 MGH ILS的资源。这一目标的实现将 促进两家医院的信息传输，并提供 在最方便的时间和地点提供服务，从而为 改善患者护理、研究和教学的方式 在MEEI演出。

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are independent institutions which are physically and organizationally connecied at many points. There is a long history of close collaboration which includes sharing staff and services for the benefit of patient care, teaching and research carried on at both hospitals. The MEEI Library wants to enrich this collaboration by sharing the resources of the MGH Library's Integrated Library System (ILS). For users this will provide faster and easier access to information needed for patient care,research and teaching. For library staff it will streamline and enhande library operations through automating and integrating its circulation, cataloging, acquisitions and serials functions.. It will also monitor collection use and aid in managing a collection that is responsible to user needs and fiscal constraints. This grant will provide the infrastructure for MEEI to share the resources of the MGH ILS. The accomplishment of this goal will facilitate the transfer of information for both hospitals and provide services at the most convenient time and location, thereby contributing to and improving the way patient care, research and teaching are performed at MEEI.