Mayfield M K, Palmer R A
Medical Library Association, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1987 Oct;75(4):326-32.
"Change" is a critical dimension of contemporary experience. Library associations are not exempt, and they change in ways similar to other organizations. According to some authorities, four phases typify the process: diagnosis, design, implementation, and incorporation. Focusing on changes in the Medical Library Association's longstanding program of continuing education, the authors utilize the "phase framework" to chart that association's movement from a management system depending primarily upon volunteers to one in which professional staff figure prominently. The historical review serves a heuristic purpose for individuals and institutions in identifying characteristic features of the change process.
“变革”是当代体验的一个关键维度。图书馆协会也不例外，它们的变革方式与其他组织类似。据一些权威人士称，该过程有四个典型阶段：诊断、设计、实施和整合。作者聚焦于医学图书馆协会长期继续教育项目的变革，运用“阶段框架”来梳理该协会从一个主要依赖志愿者的管理系统转变为专业工作人员占据显著地位的管理系统的历程。这一历史回顾对个人和机构识别变革过程的特征具有启发作用。
