Bowman I A, Eaton E K, Mahan J M
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1978 Apr;66(2):228-31.
This paper deals with the efforts of a medical library to stimulate interest in the history of medicine by utilizing its historical resources. It is based on a survey designed to evaluate the monthly publication of the library, the Bookman, and to determine the response of health science faculty to historical essays as well as to other sections of the publication. The results show that a large percentage of the faculty reads historical essays either regularly or occasionally, and reveal a trend contrary to the common belief that the teaching staff in health science centers is not interested in medical history. The authors suggest that a library with historical resources can contribute to the educational process in a medical community by actively publicizing its collections and providing opportunities for informal and self-initiated reading.
本文论述了一家医学图书馆通过利用其历史资源来激发人们对医学史兴趣所做的努力。它基于一项调查，该调查旨在评估图书馆的月刊《书商》，并确定健康科学教员对历史文章以及该出版物其他板块的反应。结果表明，很大一部分教员定期或偶尔阅读历史文章，这揭示了一种与普遍看法相反的趋势，即健康科学中心的教职员工对医学史不感兴趣。作者们建议，拥有历史资源的图书馆可以通过积极宣传其馆藏并提供非正式和自主阅读的机会，为医学社区的教育进程做出贡献。
