Howrey Mary M
Executive Director/Medical Librarian, TLM Network Special Library, Member Library of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Transforming Lives & More Network, 9906 NW 76th Street, Tamarac, FL 33321.
J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Apr;106(2):251-258. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.390. Epub 2018 Apr 1.
This commentary discusses the information needs of family caregivers and care recipients in the United States. Health sciences library services and outreach activities that support family caregivers include: (1) advocacy, (2) resource building, and (3) programming and education. Ethical issues related to the privacy and confidentiality of clients are outlined in the commentary for information service providers. Also, continuing professional education resources are identified to assist librarians in providing high-quality information services for this special family caregiver population, such as those designed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) through the NLM 4 Caregivers program.
本评论探讨了美国家庭护理人员和护理接受者的信息需求。支持家庭护理人员的健康科学图书馆服务和外展活动包括：（1）宣传，（2）资源建设，以及（3）项目规划与教育。评论为信息服务提供商概述了与客户隐私和保密相关的伦理问题。此外，还确定了持续专业教育资源，以帮助图书馆员为这一特殊的家庭护理人员群体提供高质量的信息服务，例如美国国立医学图书馆（NLM）通过NLM 4护理人员项目设计的资源。
