Yeoh J, Morrissey C
St George's Hospital Medical School Library, London, UK.
Health Libr Rev. 1996 Jun;13(2):97-107. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.1996.1320097.x.
This paper describes a small-scale survey undertaken with 300 nurses, midwives and health visitors on post-registration courses and registered for the ENB Higher Award. The aim was threefold: first to examine reasons for electing to use particular libraries; second, the relationship between workplace, home, teaching site and choice of library services; and third, the use of library enquiry services. There was a 56% response rate to the postal questionnaire and results indicated that the key factor in selecting a library was availability of resources rather than convenience to home or workplace. The third largest group of respondents worked in community organizations with little or no on-site access to resources and were dependent on access to other libraries. Most who used the library for literature searching needed to seek help in spite of preliminary user education sessions. Similar levels of assistance were needed to locate journals and use the computerized book catalogue. The paper recommends explicit information on strategic entry points, necessity of a broad central collection, integration of information retrieval into post-registration courses, use of self-study packs, better trust/university liaison and recognition of the need for resource transfer from teaching to learning.
本文描述了一项针对300名护士、助产士和健康访视员开展的小规模调查，这些人员参加了注册后课程并注册了英国国家职业资格局（ENB）的高级奖项。目的有三个：其一，调查选择使用特定图书馆的原因；其二，研究工作场所、家庭、教学地点与图书馆服务选择之间的关系；其三，研究图书馆咨询服务的使用情况。邮寄问卷的回复率为56%，结果表明，选择图书馆的关键因素是资源可用性，而非距离家庭或工作场所的便利性。第三大受访群体在社区组织工作，几乎无法在现场获取资源，依赖于使用其他图书馆。尽管开展了初步的用户培训课程，但大多数使用图书馆进行文献检索的人仍需要寻求帮助。查找期刊和使用计算机化图书目录也需要类似程度的协助。本文建议提供关于战略入口点的明确信息、建立广泛的核心藏书的必要性、将信息检索纳入注册后课程、使用自学资料包、加强信托机构/大学之间的联络以及认识到从教学向学习进行资源转移的必要性。
