Curry A, Smith S T
School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1998 Jan;86(1):95-100.
Collection management of library materials about alternative medicine may be a growing problem for librarians because differing views exist regarding the acceptability of this information in a public forum. The purpose of the study reported was to investigate possible differences in the views of physicians, medical students, and librarians regarding the availability of information about alternative medicine for both medical students and the general public. Interviews were conducted with two representatives from each group, all of whom are affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia or its library. The study was exploratory in nature, conducted in part to determine whether a larger research project in this area should be mounted. The data revealed considerable differences in opinion about alternative medicine: the librarians were more hesitant about the acceptability of radical or revolutionary materials, particularly those containing information that could result in direct harm to a patient. The physicians and medical students were more confident than the librarians that traditional medical treatment (and therefore information about it) should always be paramount.
图书馆中替代医学相关资料的馆藏管理，对于图书馆员而言可能是个日益棘手的问题，因为在公共论坛上，对于此类信息的可接受性存在不同观点。本研究报告的目的是调查医生、医学生和图书馆员在医学生及普通公众获取替代医学信息的可获取性方面，观点可能存在的差异。研究对每组的两名代表进行了访谈，他们均隶属于英属哥伦比亚大学医学院或其图书馆。该研究本质上是探索性的，部分目的是确定是否应在该领域开展更大规模的研究项目。数据显示，在替代医学方面存在相当大的意见分歧：图书馆员对于激进或革命性资料的可接受性更为犹豫，尤其是那些包含可能对患者造成直接伤害信息的资料。与图书馆员相比，医生和医学生更坚信传统医学治疗（以及相关信息）应始终占据首要地位。
