Van Vuren D D, Adelson R, Caplan R
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1987 Oct;75(4):366-9.
Health sciences librarians have historically viewed disseminating information to health professionals as a major role. Typically, they have provided individualized services and are among the professions that help health professionals further their education after finishing formal education. Another group directly involved in health professional continuing education is continuing education (CE) providers who offer ongoing learning through group activities. These two professions often reached the same audiences in the past, and their different approaches--individual and group--were complementary. Health professionals who needed information immediately or who wished individual learning used the library while those who wanted to hear eminent colleagues tended to use CE meetings or seminars; some did both. The librarians and CE providers rarely interacted, but this is now changing. With the introduction of personal computers, medical librarians have expanded their responsibilities to include formalized classroom instruction. At the same time, CE providers have increased their scope beyond formalized group instruction into individualized education. Librarians and CE providers can either collaborate and share their expertise or they can compete against each other.
健康科学图书馆员长期以来一直将向健康专业人员传播信息视为一项主要职责。通常，他们提供个性化服务，并且是在健康专业人员完成正规教育后帮助其继续教育的职业之一。另一个直接参与健康专业人员继续教育的群体是继续教育（CE）提供者，他们通过团体活动提供持续学习。这两个职业过去常常面向相同的受众，并且它们不同的方式——个人的和团体的——是互补的。那些需要即时信息或希望进行个人学习的健康专业人员会利用图书馆，而那些想听知名同事讲座的人则倾向于参加继续教育会议或研讨会；有些人两者都参与。图书馆员和继续教育提供者很少互动，但现在这种情况正在改变。随着个人电脑的引入，医学图书馆员扩大了职责范围，将正规课堂教学纳入其中。与此同时，继续教育提供者也将其范围从正规团体教学扩展到了个性化教育。图书馆员和继续教育提供者既可以合作并分享专业知识，也可以相互竞争。
