Shaffer K R
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1965 Oct;53(4):546-51.
Only recently are case materials being used in the area of personnel administration, general library administration, and reference services. These permit more intellectual involvement on the part of the student than do the generalizations which result from the traditional lecture-discussion techniques. The medical library field has a professional character quite particular to itself. This is illustrated by its highly specialized clienteles, the quite special nature of the materials involved and their control, and the aura of special ethical considerations involved in any aspect of medicine. The development of a body of case materials would seem to have merit as a teaching vehicle for the medical library course, for in-service training in larger medical libraries, for workshops and institutes, and as a learning vehicle for the individual medical librarian.
直到最近，案例材料才被应用于人事管理、普通图书馆管理和参考服务领域。与传统讲座讨论技术所产生的概论相比，这些案例能让学生更多地参与思考。医学图书馆领域具有其自身非常独特的专业特性。这体现在其高度专业化的服务对象、所涉及资料及其管理的特殊性质，以及医学任何方面都涉及的特殊伦理考量氛围。编写一批案例材料，作为医学图书馆课程的教学工具、大型医学图书馆在职培训的工具、研讨会和研习班的工具，以及个体医学图书馆员的学习工具，似乎是有价值的。
