Sir Albert Cook Medical Library, Makerere University College of Health Science, Kampala, Uganda.
Health Info Libr J. 2019 Jun;36(2):185-189. doi: 10.1111/hir.12258. Epub 2019 May 14.
This article is part of a series in this regular feature which looks at new directions in health science libraries. This paper highlights new initiatives aimed at ensuring health libraries can contribute to the development of Uganda in the 21st century and the challenges facing libraries. It stresses that for libraries to be successful they need to form networks and collaborations for resource sharing; take advantage of the benefits of information technology; computerise their library systems; as well as invest in the development of staff. The paper highlights the main challenge facing the library service as inadequate funding both from government for public-funded health libraries and the private sector (for privately funded health libraries). The paper concludes that, despite the bottlenecks brought about by inadequate funding, Ugandan health libraries have taken positive steps to support health research and education, as well as patient care, not just for Uganda, but for the whole of the East African region. J.M.
这篇文章是本系列的一部分，本系列定期探讨健康科学图书馆的新动向。本文重点介绍了旨在确保卫生图书馆能够为乌干达在 21 世纪的发展以及图书馆所面临的挑战做出贡献的新举措。它强调说，为了使图书馆取得成功，它们需要为资源共享建立网络和合作关系；利用信息技术的优势；使他们的图书馆系统实现计算机化；并投资于员工的发展。本文重点介绍了图书馆服务面临的主要挑战，即公共资助的卫生图书馆的政府资金以及私营部门（私营卫生图书馆）的资金都不足。本文的结论是，尽管资金不足带来了瓶颈，但乌干达卫生图书馆已经采取了积极措施，不仅为乌干达，而且为整个东非地区，支持卫生研究和教育以及患者护理。J.M.
