摘要:Before c-onsiderin th sujc fseIal trainilng for' medical library worke'rs andi med'ical librar'ian's it is first'necessary to 'inquire int'o the di-fferenice-s existing' between the general rfenelibaray. and the medical lib'rary. The medical library is char'acterized by' .its hig'hly speci" lized literature, largely- in foreign langags.The' first 'essenta dference, thenl, is in the field of bibliography and 'research where will ]be fJounhd, acomplete system of reference sources new to the general referen,ce worker. In the domain 'of library technique and metho'ds the im'portant differences are to. be found in the classification and in'th'e subject heading schedules.