Annual Report 2007-2008

Authors

Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Author Biographical Info

The origins of the library date back to 1915, when the Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM) established a small library in downtown Houston to serve the Harris County Medical Society. This Library was combined with the Baylor College of Medicine’s (BCM’s) small library in 1949 to form a centralized collection. As more institutions joined the Texas Medical Center, they also shared the resources of the TMC Library, thereby creating a unique point of collaboration among the institutions of the TMC. A permanent home for this new library was built in the early 1950’s, through the efforts of HAM and BCM. Jesse H. Jones contributed funding for the construction, and in 1954, the approximately 27,000 square foot, three-story “Jesse H. Jones Library Building” was dedicated. By 1975, a new addition to the building had added another 76,000 square feet for the Library’s growing collection. At this time, the Library officially became known as the Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library. Today the library uses the shorter operating name of The TMC Library. Find out more at History of the Library from the library website.

Publication Date(s)

2008

Language

English

Keywords

Medical librarians, Medical libraries, Houston (TX), annual reports

Abstract

This file contains the Annual Report for the library from 2007-2008.

Recommended Citation

Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, "Annual Report 2007-2008" (2008). Annual Reports: 1943 - Present. 12.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/library_annualreports/12

Previous Versions

May 22 2009