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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2015;8(5):329-334
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2015;8(5):329-334
Effect of Educational Intervention on Resource Usage in University Newcomers
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Tirgar A. (1)Yaminfirooz M. (*)
(*) General Education Department, Medicine Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
(1) Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Education Department, Medicine Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Ganj Afrooz Street, Babol, IranPhone: +981112194152
Fax: +981132194152
yaminfirooz@gmail.com
Article History
Received: October 4, 2015Accepted: December 6, 2015
ePublished: January 10, 2016
ABSTRACT
Aims
Investigating the situation of the utilization of the library sources indicates that the students are not familiar with the utilization of the sources and do not have enough skills in source searching. Based on the conducted studies, presenting training courses to make the students familiar with searching the library sources considerably enhance their abilities to utilize the sources. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of academic intervention on the freshmen students’ utilization of the library sources.
Instrument & Methods In the cross-sectional study, Medical, Midwifery, and Nursing students (n=200) of Babol University of Medical Sciences enrolled in 2013 were studied at the 1st semester of 2013-14 academic year. Based on the former presence at the library familiarity workshops at the university entrance, the students were divided into two groups including “case group” (n=136) and “control group” (n=64). Data was collected, using a researcher-made form. In addition, book loan number during a year and number of the delayed days in returning the books were considered as indices to investigate the students’ performance. Data was analyzed in SPSS 18 software using Chi-square and Independent T tests.
Findings Of 4865 book loan cases, 26.0±22.2 and 17.9±18.8 books were averagely borrowed by the trained students (case group) and control group, respectively (p<0.05). Mean delayed time in “case group” (151.2±171.7 days) was more than the mean time in “control group” (122.0±136.5 days; p<0.05).
Conclusion Conducting library familiarity training courses at the university entrance for the students positively and significantly affects the utilization of the scientific sources.
Instrument & Methods In the cross-sectional study, Medical, Midwifery, and Nursing students (n=200) of Babol University of Medical Sciences enrolled in 2013 were studied at the 1st semester of 2013-14 academic year. Based on the former presence at the library familiarity workshops at the university entrance, the students were divided into two groups including “case group” (n=136) and “control group” (n=64). Data was collected, using a researcher-made form. In addition, book loan number during a year and number of the delayed days in returning the books were considered as indices to investigate the students’ performance. Data was analyzed in SPSS 18 software using Chi-square and Independent T tests.
Findings Of 4865 book loan cases, 26.0±22.2 and 17.9±18.8 books were averagely borrowed by the trained students (case group) and control group, respectively (p<0.05). Mean delayed time in “case group” (151.2±171.7 days) was more than the mean time in “control group” (122.0±136.5 days; p<0.05).
Conclusion Conducting library familiarity training courses at the university entrance for the students positively and significantly affects the utilization of the scientific sources.
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[4]Robiati M, Ziaee N, Ehtesham H. Survey of the knowledge and use of the library's information section among users of the central library of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. J Birjand Univ Med Sci. 2012;19(1):106-13. [Persian]
[5]Ershad Sarabi R, Eslaminejad T, Shafi’an H, Ravangard Z, Ziyaeddini M, Khajouei M. Need of designing medical information technology course in undergraduate medical education; residents’ view. Q Educ Strateg Med Sci. 2014;6(4):189-93. [Persian]
[6]Nasirpour Z, Horri A. A Study on the internet information seeking behavior of the postgraduate students of Shahid Beheshti University. J Acad Lib Inf Res. 2005;38(42):1-40. [Persian]
[7]Javadinia S. Barriers to scholarship research activities in medical universities. Iran J Med Educ. 2013;13(6):535-7. [Persian]
[8]Ghazavi M, Salajgheh M. Medical graduate basic sciences students of kerman university attitudes toward medical librarians services in searching and retrieval information. J Health Biomed Inf. 2015;1(2):104-12.
[9]Aslani Malayeri M, Esmaeili M, Farzan A. Awareness rate of graduate medical students with Medical Indexes and Abstracts. Res Med Sci J. 1998;3(2):98-103. [Persian]
[10]Hannigan GG, Bartold SP, Browne BA, Fulton S, Henry BJ, Malcom P, et al. Computers and medical information: An elective for fourth-year medical students. Med Ref Serv Q. 1996;15(4):81-8.
[11]Zuckerman IH, Weiss SR, McNally D, Layne B, Mullins CD, Wang J. Impact of an educational intervention for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction on Medicaid drug use and cost. Am J Manag Care. 2004;10(7 Pt 2):493-500.
[12]Devor M, Renvall M. An educational intervention to support caregivers of elders with dementia. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2008;23(3):233-41.
[13]Aslani M, Bateni MR, Hoseini M. Comparison of effects face to face and indirect education on Awareness of medical students about the medical reference sources (pathophysiology section). Res Med Sci J. 1998;3(1):8-11. [Persian]
[14]Pourmomeny A, Aslani Malayeri M. A comparative study of students information about libraries in three Schools of Nursing, Rehabilitation and Health in 1998. Iran J Med Educ. 2001;1(3):16-20. [Persian]
[15]Tirgar A, Yaminfirooz M. Effect of education on informational literacy of university newcomers. Educ Strateg Med Sci. 2013;6(3):171-5. [Persian]
[16]Tafreshi Sh, Derogar Kalkhoran S. A survey on acquaintance of students about libraries of Islamic Azad University of Karaj. Epistemol. 2009;2(5):33-44. [Persian]
[17]Soria KM, Fransen J, Nackerud Sh. Library use and undergraduate student outcomes: New evidence for students' retention and academic success. Libr Acad. 2013;13(2):147-64.
[18]Kot FCh, Jones J. The impact of library resource utilization on undergraduate students' academic performance: A propensity score matching design. Univ Libr Fac. 2014;112:1-45.
[19]Rebekah Wong ShH, Webb TD. Uncovering meaningful correlation between student academic performance and library material Usage. Coll Res Libr. 2011;72(4):361-70.
[20]Robinson AM, Schlegl K. Student bibliographies improve when professors provide enforceable guidelines for citations. Libr Acad. 2004;4(2):275-90.
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[22]Hasanzadeh R, Asadi MH. The impact of information literacy training on students' academic performance. Educ Res J. 2007;3(11):1-18. [Persian]
[23]Ashrafi-rizi H, Sadat Sajad M, Rahmani S, Bahrami S, Papi A. The effective factors on library anxiety of students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. J Educ Health Promot. 2014; 3: 92.
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[25]Ghasemi Y, Ghaisarian E. Social capital between boys and girls with emphasis on girls social capital. Ilam Culture. 2013;14(2):1-21. [Persian]