■本文描述了学术公共卫生图书馆服务从2004年的独立学术公共卫生图书馆到2021年的集中式服务的演变。
■2006-07年访问了五个在公共和私人机构为公共卫生研究生课程(SPH)服务的公共卫生图书馆。参观包括旅游,与图书馆员和当地卫生部门工作人员的半结构化访谈,收集当代印刷文件。我们编译并比较了各个图书馆的访问笔记。2022年,我们审查了宣布图书馆关闭或过渡的在线材料,以了解时间以及随后如何提供服务。
图书馆和SPH位于同一地点,大多数图书馆员保持公共卫生专业知识,尽管他们的SPH中没有教职员工。合作提供了专门的统计和地理信息系统(GIS)软件和数据,通常与其他系统库。只有两个图书馆与卫生部门有很强的联系,一个有直接的服务协议,另一个从事公共卫生培训。
学术公共卫生图书馆与卫生部和卫生部门的关系并不能确保它们作为独立实体存在。随着分支图书馆的全国性趋势,公共卫生信息服务被集中到更大的卫生或科学图书馆。图书馆员专业知识的范围和专业化继续受到重视,一些机构的图书馆员致力于公共卫生。
UNASSIGNED: This article describes the evolution of academic public health library services from standalone academic public health libraries in 2004 to centralized services by 2021.
UNASSIGNED: Five public health libraries serving public health graduate programs (SPH) at public and private institutions were visited in 2006-07. Visits comprised tours, semi-structured interviews with
librarians and local health department staff, and collecting of contemporary print documents. We compiled and compared visit notes across libraries. In 2022, we reviewed online materials announcing library closure or transition for timing and how services were to be subsequently provided.
UNASSIGNED: Libraries and SPH were co-located and most
librarians maintained public health expertise though they did not have faculty appointments in their SPHs. Specialized statistical and geographic information systems (GIS) software and data were provided in partnership, often with other system libraries. Only two libraries had strong connections to health departments-one with direct service agreements and another engaged in public health training.
UNASSIGNED: Academic public health libraries\' relationships with SPHs and health departments did not ensure their existence as standalone entities. Following a national trend for branch libraries, public health information services were centralized into larger health or science libraries. The scope and specialization of librarian expertise continues to be valued with several institutions having
librarians dedicated to public health.