Fikar C R, Corral O L
New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York 10035, USA.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 2001 Jan;89(1):59-67.
To obtain basic information about non-librarian health professionals who become librarians and information specialists.
The survey was a Web-based questionnaire. A non-random sample of persons was obtained by posting messages to several large Internet electronic discussion groups. Individuals who met the selection criteria and were willing to participate filled out a Web-based form designed using common gateway interface (CGI) programming.
118 forms were analyzed. Three subgroups of participants were identified and statistical comparisons among these groups were carried out for many of the quantitative questions. Information concerning reasons they left their original field; factors influencing their choice of the field of library and information science; reactions of family, friends, and colleagues; and interactions with patrons and other information about this group was obtained and summarized. A health sciences background was seen as helpful in the new career as information specialist. Most people were happy with their new profession despite negative reactions from colleagues, relatives, and, occasionally, patrons. Feelings of regret and abandonment of their patients were noted by some. Many persons did not know that peers had made similar career changes.
A health sciences background imparts an expertise in both the vocabulary and subject matter of medicine that non-biomedical individuals would not ordinarily have. Although becoming a librarian may be perceived as a very positive career change for an individual, societal opinion and pressure can make such a career change difficult. Nevertheless, participants in this survey demonstrate a high level of satisfaction with their new careers and are quite happy with their work.
获取关于成为图书馆员和信息专家的非图书馆员健康专业人员的基本信息。
该调查采用基于网络的问卷形式。通过向几个大型互联网电子讨论组发布消息获得非随机样本。符合选择标准且愿意参与的个人填写一份使用通用网关接口（CGI）编程设计的网络表格。
分析了118份表格。确定了三个参与者子组，并针对许多定量问题对这些组进行了统计比较。获取并总结了有关他们离开原领域的原因；影响他们选择图书馆与信息科学领域的因素；家人、朋友和同事的反应；与 patrons 的互动以及关于该群体的其他信息。健康科学背景被视为在新的信息专家职业中有所帮助。尽管同事、亲属以及偶尔还有 patrons 有负面反应，但大多数人对自己的新职业感到满意。一些人表示有对患者的遗憾和抛弃之感。许多人不知道同行也有类似的职业转变。
健康科学背景赋予了医学词汇和主题方面的专业知识，这是非生物医学人员通常所没有的。尽管对个人而言成为图书馆员可能被视为非常积极的职业转变，但社会舆论和压力可能使这种职业转变变得困难。然而，本次调查的参与者对他们的新职业表现出高度的满意度，并且对自己的工作非常满意。
