title: New library buildings. Part VI: Sciences Library, Brown University.
abstract: Brown was one of the first universities in the nation to combine its science collections into a single library in the interest of aiding interdisciplinary teaching and research. This paper discusses the evolution of the Sciences Library and its resources, the development of the medical education program, and the physical aspects of the new library building. A fifteen-story tower, housing the collections of the physical, biological, and medical sciences, symbolizes the interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research at Brown University.
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture; D004501:Education, Medical; D004516:Education, Premedical; D007990:Libraries; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007999:Library Services; D012237:Rhode Island; D012586:Science