Ravdin I S
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1965 Oct;53(4):505-9.
The medical library assumes increasing importance to teaching and research. While funds for research, medical education, and improved facilities for patients have been increasing and are relatively easy to obtain, however, it has been extraordinarily difficult to obtain funds for the building and maintenance of medical libraries. The National Library of Medicine is attempting to preserve the record of medical knowledge and by means of mechanization provide more efficient service to physicians and scientists, but one, or a few, great libraries cannot serve the medical interests of the country. Federal support such as the program of grants in the proposed Medical Library Assistance Act is needed to assist local and regional efforts to improve library service.
医学图书馆对教学和研究的重要性日益凸显。尽管用于研究、医学教育以及改善患者设施的资金一直在增加，而且相对容易获得，然而，为医学图书馆的建设和维护获取资金却异常困难。国家医学图书馆正试图保存医学知识记录，并通过机械化手段为医生和科学家提供更高效的服务，但一座或几座大型图书馆无法满足该国的医学需求。需要诸如拟议的《医学图书馆援助法案》中的赠款计划之类的联邦支持，以协助地方和区域层面改善图书馆服务的努力。
