Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Objective:  Determine how to rearrange the current Noble Learning Resource Center (NLRC) to maximize the space and encourage interest and information seeking behavior using the medical reference resources available to Shepherd Center’s community of patients, families, and staff. 

Methods:  The 722 square foot room serves as an office for the librarian, provides computer access, and is a 

research resource center.  In order to have the most benefit to the Shepherd Center community, the print 

resource collection was evaluated to support the NLRC’s mission.

Results:  After careful consideration, 54% of the print journals were weeded from the collection based on electronic availability and usage …