Library use and information-seeking behavior of veterinary medical students revisited in the electronic environment.
Library use and information-seeking behavior of veterinary medical students revisited in the electronic environment.
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电子环境下兽医学生的图书馆使用和信息查找行为的重新审视。
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1998
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Joan M. Leysen
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N. Pelzer;W. Wiese;Joan M. Leysen
1997年1月，爱荷华州立大学的兽医学生接受了一项调查，以确定他们对兽医图书馆的一般使用情况，以及他们如何在电子环境中查找信息。这项研究与十年前进行的一项研究进行了比较，以确定电子资源的增长对学生图书馆使用和信息寻求行为的影响。学生在图书馆活动的基本模式、用于查找最新信息的资源以及预期用于未来教育需求的资源保持不变。1997年的学生最经常使用图书馆来复印、办公用品和学习课程；他们更喜欢使用教科书和讲义作为最新信息的来源。然而，当这些学生超越课本和讲义寻找最新信息时，人们看到了一个重大转变，即从1987年使用印刷索引和摘要转向1997年使用计算机化索引和其他电子资源。近60%的学生报告说，他们使用互联网查找当前信息。在接受以问题为基础的学习方法的一组学生中，电子材料的总体使用率最高。大多数在1997年接受调查的学生表示，电子资源对他们未来的教育需求将具有一定程度的重要性。电子环境为信息专业人员提供了新的机会，帮助未来的兽医做好准备，其中一些人将在偏远的地理位置执业，以获取因特网和网络上提供的丰富信息和服务。
Veterinary medical students at Iowa State University were surveyed in January of 1997 to determine their general use of the Veterinary Medical Library and how they sought information in an electronic environment. Comparisons were made between this study and one conducted a decade ago to determine the effect of the growth in electronic resources on student library use and information-seeking behavior. The basic patterns of student activities in the library, resources used to find current information, and resources anticipated for future education needs remained unchanged. The 1997 students used the library most frequently for photocopying, office supplies, and studying coursework; they preferred textbooks and handouts as sources of current information. However, when these students went beyond textbooks and handouts to seek current information, a major shift was seen from the use of print indexes and abstracts in 1987 towards the use of computerized indexes and other electronic resources in 1997. Almost 60% of the students reported using the Internet for locating current information. Overall use of electronic materials was highest among a group of students receiving the problem-based learning method of instruction. Most of the students surveyed in 1997 indicated that electronic resources would have some degree of importance to them for future education needs. The electronic environment has provided new opportunities for information professionals to help prepare future veterinarians, some of whom will be practicing in remote geographical locations, to access the wealth of information and services available on the Internet and Web.