Ingelfinger F J
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1967 Jan;55(1):1-4.
Medical Libraries are too concerned with their customers and not interested enough in their wares. The number, nature, behavior, and satisfaction of readers and the book use by readers are extensively analyzed. Though important for library operation, such studies tend to make library staff regard and treat readers as impersonal members of a study population. As opposed to critical analysis of readers, little effort is made in this direction with respect to journals. It is, therefore, proposed that medical libraries take a hard look at the journals they offer and classify and display them in A, B, C, and D categories. The following benefits might be envisioned: the reader would be helped in looking up a subject that is not in his immediate field of specialization, the occupancy of valuable space by poor journals would be prevented, medium quality journals would strive to improve themselves, and it is even possible that poor and superfluous journals would be put out of business.
医学图书馆过于关注其用户，而对其馆藏不够重视。读者的数量、性质、行为、满意度以及读者的图书使用情况都得到了广泛分析。尽管这些研究对图书馆运营很重要，但它们往往使图书馆工作人员将读者视为研究群体中的非个人成员来对待。与对读者的批判性分析相反，在期刊方面，这方面的努力很少。因此，建议医学图书馆认真审视它们所提供的期刊，并将其分为A、B、C和D四类进行分类和展示。可以预想以下好处：读者在查找不属于其直接专业领域的主题时会得到帮助，劣质期刊占用宝贵空间的情况将得到避免，中等质量的期刊会努力改进自身，甚至有可能使劣质和多余的期刊停止发行。
