Eakin D, Jackson S J, Hannigan G G
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1980 Apr;68(2):220-9.
The need for consumer health information delivery is becoming more evident to librarians. The results of a user survey at a large medical center library and a metropolitan public library confirm that the general public is making demands for health information at both types of libraries. Issues facing librarians are discussed; roles are suggested for public libraries, for academic health sciences libraries, and for hospital libraries. The importance of library involvement in the delivery of consumer health information is emphasized. Librarians are urged to define a role for themselves and to work hard at identifying the library profession to all others involved in the delivery of consumer health information.
图书馆员愈发清楚地认识到提供消费者健康信息的必要性。一家大型医学中心图书馆和一家大都市公共图书馆的用户调查结果证实,普通大众在这两类图书馆都对健康信息有需求。文中讨论了图书馆员面临的问题;并针对公共图书馆、学术健康科学图书馆和医院图书馆提出了相应的角色建议。强调了图书馆参与提供消费者健康信息的重要性。敦促图书馆员为自己明确角色,并努力向所有参与提供消费者健康信息的其他人员宣传图书馆行业。