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Information and informatics literacies of first-year medical students.

ABSTRACT: The study evaluated medical students' familiarity with information literacy and informatics during the health sciences library orientation.A survey was fielded at the start of the 2013 school year.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.The library identified areas for service development and outreach to medical students and academic departments.

SUBMITTER: Richardson JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4613382 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Information and informatics literacies of first-year medical students.

Richardson Joshua E JE   Bouquin Daina R DR   Tmanova Lyubov L LL   Wright Drew D  

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA 20151001 4

<h4>Purpose</h4>The study evaluated medical students' familiarity with information literacy and informatics during the health sciences library orientation.<h4>Methods</h4>A survey was fielded at the start of the 2013 school year.<h4>Results</h4>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 le  ...[more]

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