Information and informatics literacies of first-year medical students.
Purpose: The study evaluated medical students' familiarity with information literacy and informatics during the health sciences library orientation. Methods: A survey was fielded at the start of the 2013 school year. Results: Seventy-two of 77 students (94%) completed the survey. Over one-half (57%)...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 103; no. 4; pp. 198 - 203 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2015
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| Sumario: | Purpose: The study evaluated medical students' familiarity with information literacy and informatics during the health sciences library orientation. Methods: A survey was fielded at the start of the 2013 school year. Results: Seventy-two of 77 students (94%) completed the survey. Over one-half (57%) expected to use library research materials and services. About half (43%) expected to use library physical space. Students preferred accessing biomedical research on laptops and learning via online-asynchronous modes. Conclusions: The library identified areas for service development and outreach to medical students and academic departments. |
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