title: Open medical library provides valuable community service.
abstract: The librarian of a hospital medical library that was opened to the public three years ago records her observations on the response of public users and the hospital's professional staffs.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*