Prior Hall

Prior Hall
General information
Type Library
Completed 1971
Opened 1971

The Prior Hall originally known as Health Sciences Library is the home of medical library at Ohio State University.

History

1971 - Construction on the John A. Prior Health Sciences Library Building was completed in August 1971. The building was renamed to Prior Hall in 2011.[1]

2007 - The Health Sciences Center for Global Health was added to the first floor.

2009 - A coffee bar named The Caffeine Element opened on the first floor. The Center for Clinical and Translational Science was added to the second floor.

2010 - Two floors were added onto the top of Prior Hall to house academic and clinical departments.

The Mural

1st Floor Mural: Printing Press

The mural on the first floor of Prior Hall was created by Marguerite Gaudin of the Willet Studio in Philadelphia. Artists for the mosaic were Costante Crovatto, Giovanni Travisanutto, and Nicky Milanese.  Installed in 1974, it is the centerpiece of the first floor. The mural shows the development of human communication across time.

The theme was developed by a committee within the College of Medicine composed of Georgr Hahn, Dr. Richard Meiling, Dr. Karl Klassen, Dr. John Prior, and Dr. Donald Westra.[2]

Measuring sixty-seven feet long and nine feet tall[3] the colorful mural uses marble, colored cubes of silica metallic oxides, glass cubes with gold leaf veneer and onyx. Before the building renovation in 1996, the mural was along a dimly lit exterior walkway. Part of the renovation process involved cleaning and restoring the mural.

1st Floor Mural: Typesetter

Spaces

In addition to the Health Sciences Library, Prior Hall also contains the following:

Resources

The Health Sciences Library offers access to more than 2800 Health Science eJournals, 6000 eBooks and more than 55,000 print books. They also offer access to more than 50 different databases, such as Clinical Key, which provides access to more than 1,500 health sciences books and journals, plus more than 13,000 medical and surgical videos. More than 8,000 additional videos are available from Films on Demand, including nearly 2,000 in health and medicine.

Service Areas

References

  1. ↑ The Ohio State University Board of Trustees Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2011
  2. ↑ Columbus Dispatch Magazine 1974, September 1
  3. ↑ Ellwood, V. (1997). Past and Future Meet in New Health Sciences Library. College of Medicine Journal 46(2):12-14

External links

Coordinates: 39°59′42″N 83°01′01″W / 39.994973°N 83.01706°W / 39.994973; -83.01706

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