Health Libr Rev. 1996 Dec;13(4):187-92. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.1996.1340187.x.
The mission of the library and information service is to ensure that the knowledge base of health care is available and accessible to all providers, purchasers and consumers, and to promote and encourage its effective use. Access should be free at the point of use. Library services should be a national and regional responsibility. The close association with Postgraduate and Continuing Medical and Dental Education should continue. Clear terms of reference for library and information services should guarantee access to these services for all National Health Service (NHS) staff. There should be greater emphasis on quality aspects of information. Information Management and Technology (IM & T) strategy should take full account of the needs of library and information services so that the NHS investment in information networks can be fully realized. Good practice in library and information services should be identified, promoted and disseminated. National Health Service Management Executive (NHS-ME) initiatives which affect the library services of the NHS should be co-ordinated. A working party of users and librarians, working within the Functions and Manpower Review implementation process, should define a structure for the management and provision of NHS library services which gives the most value for money.
图书馆与信息服务的使命是确保医疗保健知识库可供所有提供者、购买者和消费者使用并易于获取，并促进和鼓励其有效利用。使用时应免费获取。图书馆服务应属国家和地区职责范围。与研究生及继续医学与牙科教育的紧密联系应予以保持。明确的图书馆与信息服务职责范围应确保所有国民医疗服务体系（NHS）工作人员都能获得这些服务。应更加注重信息的质量方面。信息管理与技术（IM&T）战略应充分考虑图书馆与信息服务的需求，以便能充分实现国民医疗服务体系在信息网络方面的投资。应确定、推广和传播图书馆与信息服务的良好做法。应对影响国民医疗服务体系图书馆服务的国民医疗服务体系管理执行委员会（NHS-ME）举措进行协调。一个由用户和图书馆员组成的工作小组应在职能与人力审查实施过程中确定国民医疗服务体系图书馆服务管理与提供的架构，以实现最大性价比。
