Impact of end-user search training on pharmacy students: a four-year follow-up study.

The Alfred Taubman Medical Library at the University of Michigan has offered instruction in online literature searching to third-year pharmacy students as a component of the course "Drug Information and Scientific Literature Evaluation" since 1983. In the spring of 1989, a follow-up study was conducted to assess the impact of instruction on four classes of graduates. Of a pool of 151 graduates, 90 (60%) responded to a mailed questionnaire on their use of information and computerized literature searching. The respondents were divided into four subgroups: end-user searchers, users of intermediaries, end users who used intermediaries, and those who did not use computerized literature search systems. Seventy-two percent of the respondents used some type of computerized literature searching, and 42% performed their own searches. The four subgroups differed in general computer use, familiarity with MEDLINE search terminology, information use, reasons for using or not using literature searching, and characteristics of searches (i.e., type, time frame, amount, and frequency). Training in end-user search systems appears to have had an impact on the continued use of computerized literature searching several years after the formal educational program.     

Physician information seeking: improving relevance through research

Health sciences libraries have considerable potential as resources for both formal continuing professional education, as well as the informal continuing education that results from the professional's efforts to solve problems in daily practice. While there is a growing interest in making the resources of health sciences libraries more accessible to practitioners on a routine, day-to-day basis, there also needs to be more awareness of how, when, where, and why professionals look for information in the context of practical problems. This paper reviews recent research that identifies the context in which physicians seek information and advice from external sources, the information sources that physicians access, and the factors that influence which particular sources are sought. The results indicate that physicians vary in their information needs, preferences, motivations, and strategies for seeking information. This diversity suggests that health sciences libraries, in their efforts to be more accessible, should consider "market research" to determine the needs, preferences, and use patterns of the library's targeted users. Libraries may also benefit from exploring alternative methods of improving access to their resources.     

数字图书馆服务登记系统数据模型设计

在现有服务多维度描述思想的指导下,以IESR数据模型为基础,设计了数字图书馆服务登记系统数据模型。它包括服务、业务、机构、资源和方法5个核心实体,使数字图书馆服务能够被有效地发布和发现。由DLSR数据模型向UDDI散据模型的映射,可以为DLSR的建设提供一种基于UDDI注册中心的直接的解决方案。     

Preparation for ethical decision-making: An analysis of research in professional education

The current societal and professional context presents a variety of ethical challenges to decision makers. The importance of educational preparation for ethical decision-making and ethical leadership has been addressed in the literature of library and information science (LIS), among other professions. However, it can be quite difficult to measure the impact of professional ethics education on students. This article is based on an evaluation of published original research related to ethics education in disciplines supported by professional education, including education, nursing, allied health, journalism, social work, public health, engineering, and LIS. The study considers data related to research design, methodologies used, populations studied, approaches to measuring impact, levels of impact, and publication in the journal literature. Results indicate more extensive research in education and nursing as compared with other fields, a lack of baseline data gathering for comparison, a reliance on a limited number of data-gathering techniques, and a tendency toward studying alumni over current students     

宁波农村流动图书馆建设情况调研

文章通过分析宁波农村流动图书馆的建设现状,指出其中存在的一些主要问题,并提出巩固和发展流动图书馆的建议与对策.     

医治网络语境下“信息焦虑综合症”的一剂良药——谈图书馆经典作品“深度的阅读”

伴随着"读图时代的来临"和"网络信息社会的崛起",文化休闲中的芸芸众生无时无刻不被网络信息所包围,面对耸人听闻扑朔迷离引人入胜赏心悦目然而却最终证明毫无价值之海量信息,网络语境下的"信息焦虑综合症"使我们失却的不仅仅是寸阴寸金的生命时光和已成个体珍稀资源的宝贵注意力,更严重的是它剥离去了我们对美好生活的细腻感觉和丰富体验——究其本质,实乃自由剥夺乃至尊严剥夺和生命剥夺。作为人类优秀文化的记忆装置和传承知识学术的恒久载体——图书馆,复归其中进入经典作品"深度的阅读",将成为对"信息焦虑综合症""精神修复"之有效治愈手段。     

中学教师网络信息行为的调查研究

文章通过问卷调查法和文献调查法,对中学教师使用网络服务、网络信息检索和与教学相关的信息行为等方面的情况进行了调查研究。结合利用SPSS统计分析软件对调查数据进行了频次分析,探索在网络环境下中学教师网络信息行为的特点及规律,并针对发现的问题提出了若干建议,旨在为提高网络信息服务水平和教师信息素质提供参考依据。     

后现代语境下的休闲文化与图书馆功能嬗变

弥漫全球的后现代主义哲学思潮,深刻地影响了人们游憩与休闲的文化理念。在此背景下逐渐浸彻了休闲文化内涵的图书馆功能,正悄无声息地经历着一系列嬗变:后现代语境当下时空,伴随着都市文化生态环境暨游憩休闲空间日趋数字化、符号化与贫困化,图书馆正在成为人们超越文化生存困境,渴慕追求终极理想,寻梦守望精神家园,感受体验心灵澄明,思考玩味生命价值之最后绿洲与庄严圣殿。清醒认识公共图书馆“信仰空间替代功能“这一嬗变,对于决策城市文化发展战略乃至构建和谐社会与和谐世界,具有前瞻意义和指导价值。