Ian Potter Library, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Health Info Libr J. 2010 Dec;27(4):316-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00907.x. Epub 2010 Aug 18.
An important aspect of Chinese academic health science libraries is their involvement in teaching medical information retrieval courses as part of the medical curriculum. Health science librarians in China have a more formal teaching role than is generally found in Western countries, including many full-time teaching positions. This article provides a case study of Kunming Medical University Library, where courses are provided as credit units at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The teaching practices of Chinese health science libraries are compared with teaching experiences reported in Western countries. It is noted that Chinese government's educational policy is similar to that of the United States in promoting the role of the library in teaching subjects as part of the medical curriculum. In China, this has lead to the development of teaching departments within health science libraries and the appointment of full and part-time teacher librarians.
中国学术型医学图书馆的一个重要方面是参与医学课程中的医学信息检索课程教学。与西方国家相比，中国卫生科学图书馆员的教学角色更加正式，包括许多全职教学职位。本文以昆明医科大学图书馆为例，该图书馆在本科和研究生两个层次都提供课程，并作为学分单元。将中国卫生科学图书馆的教学实践与西方国家报告的教学经验进行了比较。注意到中国政府的教育政策类似于美国，即提倡图书馆在医学课程中发挥教学作用。在中国，这导致了卫生科学图书馆内教学部门的发展和全职和兼职教师图书馆员的任命。
