国外图书馆健康信息素养研究述评

A Research Review of Health Information Literacy in Foreign Libraries

文章以Web of Science数据库为数据源,筛选该领域代表性研究文献,指出现阶段国外图书馆健康信息素养的研究主题主要集中在图书馆在健康信息素养中的角色和作用、健康信息需求分析和评估以及多种形式的健康信息素养教育上,并且有研究方法多样、合作性强、偏重实证研究、充满人文关怀等特点,但也存在着公共图书馆研究数量较少,理论研究不足等问题,未来相关研究可能在新兴信息技术和应对危机事件的防灾备灾等方向做出进一步的探索。

Based on Web of Science,the paper reviews many representative theses in foreign library health information sector.The paper finds out that in the previous studies,foreign researchers mainly focus on the role of library in health information literacy,demand analysis and education.They employ various methodology and tend to be cooperative,practical and humanistic.The numbers of libraries studied and theoretical researches,however,are insufficient.Therefore,researchers can explore the role of emerging information technology and response to emergencies.