Foreman G, Allen M, Johnson D
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1974 Oct;62(4):385-7.
To determine possible uses for MEDLINE in the hospital library, health practitioners requesting literature searches were provided with both a manual and a MEDLINE search. Patron receptivity to MEDLINE was good, but the manual search was more often preferred. The health practitioners responding to a questionnaire apparently had delegated literature searching and evaluation of material to the hospital librarians, especially when clinically related information was needed. In the community hospitals where both the search and the selection of material are the responsibility of the librarian, MEDLINE can be used as the primary search tool or to supplement material provided.
为了确定医学在线数据库（MEDLINE）在医院图书馆的潜在用途，为那些要求进行文献检索的医疗从业者同时提供了手工检索和MEDLINE检索服务。读者对MEDLINE的接受度良好，但他们更常选择手工检索。回复问卷的医疗从业者显然已将文献检索和资料评估工作委托给医院图书馆员，尤其是在需要临床相关信息时。在那些检索和资料选择工作均由图书馆员负责的社区医院，MEDLINE可作为主要检索工具或用于补充所提供的资料。
