Sekerak R J
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1979 Jul;67(3):322-9.
Before 1970, library facilities and services at the small hospitals in rural Vermont were essentially nonexistent. Similar findings were later encountered along the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and in a small area of upstate New York. The Hospital Library Development Services program was established at the University of Vermont's Dana Medical Library to improve these conditions. Financial assistance was received from the National Library of Medicine, and by the end of 1974, thirty-three hospitals had staffed libraries. Earlier that year it has been decided to begin emphasing cooperation among the developing libraries, including the production of union lists and regular meetings of staff members from geographically proximate hospital libaries to plan and implement various activities. An additional one-year award from NLM was received in 1975. Results achieved during and after the period of grant support are reported. Cooperation among hospital libraries is seen as a feasible and beneficial undertaking provided that the participating libraries are internally supported and developing.
1970年以前，佛蒙特州农村地区的小型医院基本没有图书馆设施和服务。后来在新罕布什尔州的康涅狄格河沿岸以及纽约州北部的一小片区域也发现了类似情况。佛蒙特大学达纳医学图书馆设立了医院图书馆发展服务项目，以改善这些状况。该项目获得了国立医学图书馆的资金援助，到1974年底，已有33家医院配备了图书馆工作人员。同年早些时候，决定开始强调各发展中的图书馆之间的合作，包括编制联合目录，以及来自地理位置相近的医院图书馆的工作人员定期开会，以规划和开展各项活动。1975年，该项目又获得了国立医学图书馆为期一年的资助。本文报告了资助期内及资助期后的成果。只要参与合作的图书馆在内部得到支持并不断发展，医院图书馆之间的合作就是一项可行且有益的事业。
