Ruff B
Office of Library and Health Literature Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1988 Jan;76(1):58-63.
The origins and functions of the World Health Organization (WHO) Library and the global, regional, and national objectives of the WHO Health Literature Services Program (HLSP) are reviewed. WHO is an aggregate of nations and not a supra-national body. With limited resources and unlimited needs, HLSP is involved in surveys, training, regional medical libraries, national and regional networks, bibliographic services and document delivery, promotion, coordination, and communication. The basic concept of HLSP eschews internationally-conceived, self-contained technical projects in favor of broad programs based on national planning. Small rural centers receive more attention than large urban hospitals, and preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine. National self-reliance implies national initiative but not necessarily national self-sufficiency. Recent planning and implementation of HLSP activities are described.
回顾了世界卫生组织（WHO）图书馆的起源与功能，以及WHO卫生文献服务项目（HLSP）的全球、区域和国家目标。WHO是各国的集合体，而非超国家机构。由于资源有限而需求无限，HLSP参与了调查、培训、区域医学图书馆、国家和区域网络、书目服务与文献传递、推广、协调及沟通等工作。HLSP的基本理念摒弃了国际层面构想的、自成体系的技术项目，转而支持基于国家规划的广泛项目。农村小中心比大城市医院受到更多关注，预防医学以及健康教育和社区参与比治疗医学更受直接关注。国家自力更生意味着国家主动行动，但不一定意味着国家自给自足。文中描述了HLSP活动近期的规划与实施情况。
