Glasgow V L, Foreman G
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1984 Jul;72(3):257-61.
To determine the current demand for subject expertise among MEDLINE searchers, position announcements in the MLA News from January, 1981 to September, 1982 were examined. Of 125 reference/search analyst positions listed, 63 (50%) required or preferred a health sciences or related subject background. To ascertain how well the current medical library search analyst workforce meets these requirements of expertise 111 MEDLINE searchers were surveyed. Participants were queried as to the type of institution in which they were currently employed, searching experience, searching workload, educational background, and value placed on subject expertise in online searching. Differences were noted among the responses of hospital, academic health sciences, and corporate MEDLINE searchers.
为确定医学在线数据库（MEDLINE）检索人员当前对专业学科知识的需求，我们查阅了1981年1月至1982年9月《美国现代语言协会新闻》上的职位招聘信息。在列出的125个参考/检索分析师职位中，63个（50%）要求或倾向于招聘有健康科学或相关学科背景的人员。为了确定当前医学图书馆检索分析师队伍在多大程度上满足这些专业知识要求，我们对111名MEDLINE检索人员进行了调查。我们询问了参与者目前受雇机构的类型、检索经验、检索工作量、教育背景以及他们对在线检索中专业学科知识的重视程度。结果发现，医院、学术健康科学机构和企业的MEDLINE检索人员的回答存在差异。
