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Titel: Graduate students in public health predict their actual usage of different library services and resources quite accurately.
Autoren: Bourgeois JP; Division of Libraries, LSUHSC, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Quelle: Health information and libraries journal [Health Info Libr J] 2022 Sep; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 244-254. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 11.
Publikationsart: Journal Article
Sprache: English
Info zur Zeitschrift: Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100970070 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-1842 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14711834 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Info Libr J
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd., c2001-
MeSH-Schlagworte: Library Services* , Public Health*, Humans ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires
Abstract: Background: Public health students need to use different resources to those used by other health science students.
Objectives: To compare how users expect to interact with library resources and services with how they reported actual interactions and expected future usage, to inform library planning.
Methods: During first semester orientation, a paper questionnaire was administered to graduate students (n = 25), followed by an end of semester questionnaire in a mandatory public health course. Differences (orientation vs. actual and actual vs. predicted future) were analysed using chi-square tests.
Results: Most graduate students utilized library resources as frequently as they anticipated at the semester's start. Regarding which library resources they would use, respondents' predictions during orientation were accurate. Respondent confidence in their abilities to use the library resources rose by the semester's end, and the group's expectations of using electronic books in the future semester increased significantly.
Discussion: Graduate students had realistic expectations when predicting their library resource usage and difficulties and most expected to value the quiet space as much as they did.
Conclusion: Such tracking of group expectations, experience and predicted usage helps library managers' plan where support is required.
(© 2022 Health Libraries Group.)
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: education; graduate; education and training; library services; library space utilisation; public health; questionnaires; surveys
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20220311 Date Completed: 20220928 Latest Revision: 20220928
Update Code: 20250114
DOI: 10.1111/hir.12426
PMID: 35274432
Datenbank: MEDLINE
Beschreibung
Abstract:Background: Public health students need to use different resources to those used by other health science students.<br />Objectives: To compare how users expect to interact with library resources and services with how they reported actual interactions and expected future usage, to inform library planning.<br />Methods: During first semester orientation, a paper questionnaire was administered to graduate students (n = 25), followed by an end of semester questionnaire in a mandatory public health course. Differences (orientation vs. actual and actual vs. predicted future) were analysed using chi-square tests.<br />Results: Most graduate students utilized library resources as frequently as they anticipated at the semester's start. Regarding which library resources they would use, respondents' predictions during orientation were accurate. Respondent confidence in their abilities to use the library resources rose by the semester's end, and the group's expectations of using electronic books in the future semester increased significantly.<br />Discussion: Graduate students had realistic expectations when predicting their library resource usage and difficulties and most expected to value the quiet space as much as they did.<br />Conclusion: Such tracking of group expectations, experience and predicted usage helps library managers' plan where support is required.<br /> (© 2022 Health Libraries Group.)
ISSN:1471-1842
DOI:10.1111/hir.12426