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Information and informatics literacies of first-year medical students

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA

DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.103.4.008

Authors: Joshua E. Richardson, Daina R. Bouquin, Lyubov L. Tmanova, Drew Wright

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Information Literacy

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2183307673

FWCI: 8.062

Cites: 9

Cited by: 20

Related to: 10