| In recent years,due to rapid economic development and significant improvement in people’s living standards,the demand for health information has been increasing.However,the overall supply and demand of health information services in China are showing an imbalance.In this environment,the "Healthy China 2030" strategy has been proposed and extended to all parts of the country.The provision of health information services by public libraries is an important measure in response to the "Healthy China 2030" strategy and a beneficial attempt to solve the contradiction in the supply of health information services.However,the current development of health information services in public libraries in China is not mature and cannot meet the public’s health information needs in a timely manner.The health information service system needs to be developed and improved.In contrast,the health information services of Japanese public libraries have been launched early,covering a wide range,accumulating rich development experience and achieving significant results,which has certain reference significance for the development of health information services in Chinese public libraries.In this context,this article compares the current development status of health information services in public libraries between China and Japan from three aspects: theory,public demand,and library practice.It summarizes experience from the development of health information services in public libraries in Japan,draws on strengths and complements weaknesses,in order to provide new ideas for the development of health information services in public libraries in China.The main content of this article is distributed in Chapters 3,4,and 5.Chapter 3 is based on the theoretical contributions of Colquitt and Zapata-phelan,and takes current Chinese and Japanese literature related to public library health information services as the research object.It compares the development of Chinese and Japanese public library health information service theories from four aspects: time distribution,research topic analysis,research paradigm,data/data source analysis,and theoretical contribution evaluation analysis.The conclusions drawn include: The most popular themes in China are "health information service practice" and "health information service strategy",while in contrast,the most popular themes in Japan are "health information service practice" and "health information service subject";The research paradigms for health information services in public libraries in China are diverse,while in contrast,the research paradigms for related studies in Japan are relatively single.Online texts and existing literature are the main channels and methods for collecting relevant research data in China;The theoretical research on health information services in public libraries between China and Japan mainly focuses on "report based" papers and "theoretical construction based" papers.Compared to Japan,China has more diverse theoretical contributions and applies more diverse theories.Chapter 4 is based on information service and user theories,and the Chinese and Japanese publics are used as the research objects.The research results include: China’s publics have a high demand for public library health information services and a low level of awareness.In China,there are certain concerns about the professionalism of public libraries and the leakage of personal information,but there are greater expectations of professional health information librarians;women in China have a higher demand for health information,while Japanese men have a higher awareness of public library health information services and higher expectations and trust in professional health librarians;the teenage population in China has strong concerns about public library health information services.The teenage population in China has strong concerns about public library health information services,while the teenage population in Japan has more trust in public library health information services,etc.Chapter 5 takes the five elements of public library health information service as the research framework,and through the use of website survey method and comparative analysis method,it investigates the current situation of health information service practice in 78 public libraries in China and Japan from five aspects: service subjects,service targets,service platforms,service methods and service guarantee mechanisms,and compares the current practice status of health information service in public libraries in China and Japan.The main findings of the study include: the better health information services in public libraries in China are mainly reflected in three aspects: higher utilization of social media platforms,relatively complete construction of health information columns on epidemic prevention and more lectures on Chinese medicine topics;the weaker health information services in public libraries in China are mainly reflected in a single way of cooperation among subjects and low professionalism of librarians;lack of classification of resources and column construction;and the lack of in-depth service methods.The weaknesses of health information services in China are mainly reflected in the single cooperation method of main subjects and the low professionalism of librarians,the lack of classification of resources and the need to strengthen the construction of columns,the lack of in-depth services and the lack of innovation in themes.Finally,six suggestions are proposed: Promote the integration of theory and practice,pay more attention to user needs,and strengthen the close connection between the three;improve the theoretical system of public library health information services and expand the research scope of public library health information services;expand the cooperation subjects of public libraries,strengthen the training of librarians,and improve their literacy;strengthen the construction of health information service columns in public libraries,refine the classification of health information resources;deepen the methods of health information services and provide diversified services;improve the health information service guarantee mechanism of public libraries and build a health information service system of public libraries. |
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