3D printing service in American medical libraries and its enlightenments / 中华医学图书情报杂志

ABSTRACT

3D printing service in medical librariescan help their users to master the new medical technologies, meet the needs in clinical teaching, and expand their value-added service.The application of 3D printing techno logy in 5 American medical libraries was thus analyzed in terms of its equipments, establishment of biomedical 3D model, and charge of 3D printing service, with the problems stressed for domestic medical libraries in providing 3D printing service, such as rational allocation of fees, solution of intellectual properties, and training of professional librarians.